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1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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Record
  
75–87 (.463)

Owner(s)
  
Pittsburgh Associates

Local television
  
KDKA-TV KBL

Divisional place
  
5th

Manager(s)
  
Jim Leyland

General manager(s)
  
Ted Simmons Cam Bonifay

The 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season saw the three-time defending National League East champions fall to 5th place in the division. In the offseason, the National League expanded to 14 teams and Barry Bonds left the Pirates and signed with the San Francisco Giants. This season was the first of their record of twenty straight losing seasons.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 17, 1992: Alex Cole was drafted from the Pirates by the Colorado Rockies as the 17th pick in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft.
  • November 19, 1992: Roger Mason was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • November 25, 1992: Gary Varsho was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.
  • December 7, 1992: Dave Otto was drafted by the Pirates from the Cleveland Indians in the 1992 minor league draft.
  • December 16, 1992: John Candelaria was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
  • January 27, 1993: Elmer Dessens was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

    • Player stats

    Batting
    Pitching

    Awards and honors

    1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Jay Bell, SS, Reserve
  • Andy Van Slyke, CF, Reserve

    • Notable transactions

  • April 11, 1993: Mike LaValliere was released by the Pirates.
  • July 9, 1993: John Candelaria was released by the Pirates.
  • July 31, 1993: Stan Belinda was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Jon Lieber and Dan Miceli.
  • August 19, 1993: Dave Otto was released by the Pirates.

    • References

    1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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