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Major League Baseball franchise in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This article is about the Major League Baseball team.

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For other uses, see Pittsburgh Pirates (disambiguation).

"Pittsburgh Allegheny" redirects here. For the minor league team, see Pittsburgh Allegheny (International Association).

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division.

Founded as part of the American Association in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Alleghenys, the club joined the National League in 1887 and was a member of the National League East from 1969 through 1993. The Pirates have won five World Series championships, nine National League pennants, nine National League East division titles and made three appearances in the Wild Card Game.

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