The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League professional team which was established in 1882. The Pirates are currently based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Pirates team uniform includes black and gold. The franchise has fourteen playoff appearances. The Pirates has also won five World Series titles, nine NL Pennants and nine East Division titles. The Pirates has hosted the MLB All-star Game a total of four times. Illustrating the Pirates rebuilding efforts is the fact that at the close of the 2005 season, the team fielded the youngest roster in baseball, with an average age of 26.6. The Pirates was the first major league baseball to win a World Series on a home run in 1961. Hall of famer ever to play for Pirates includes Roberto Clemente, Wiilie Stargell, Arky Vaughan, Paul Wagner, Jim Bunning to name a few. Current roster includes Sean Burnet, Mike Gonzalez, Roberto Hernandez, Freddy Sanchez, Jack Wilson, Kip Wells are among the players currently in the 40-man roster at the Pirates.




