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• The Pirates finished the regular season in 5th place with the worst record in all of Major League Baseball.

• The last time the Pirates made the postseason was back in 2015 when they lost against the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card game. Pittsburg has only made the playoffs 3 times in the last 28 seasons, all 3 appearances from 2013-2015.
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PNC Park



• The Pirates new ballpark was originally named Forbes Field II, but the name was changed to PNC Park after PNC Financial Services bought the naming rights in August 1998. Construction was completed by HOK/LDA companies at a total cost of $216 million.
• PNC Park was opened on April 9, 2001, with a max capacity of 38,362.
• An interesting feature at PNC Park is that the distance from home plate to the Allegheny River, is 456 feet. Left handed hitters are notorious for hitting home runs into the river.