Felipe Javier Rivero Blanco, alias Felipe Vazquez, was deported to Venezuela for sexual crimes involving a minor.

"Mad Dog" Russo has not yet honored his promise to retire if the Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series, but deep down he knows he should.

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez is being held without bond while facing more than 20 criminal charges over his alleged contact with a young girl.

Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star closer Felipe Vázquez was arrested Tuesday and charged with solicitation of a child, police say.

Scoring on a sacrifice fly to the outfield is routine. Scoring on a sacrifice fly that barely gets out of the infield? That's impressive.

A fan made a leaping bare-handed catch on a grand slam by the Braves' Ronald Acuna in Atlanta's 13-7 win over the Pirates.

His performance during a record-setting May almost singlehandedly kept the injury-ravaged Pirates hovering around .500 in the uber-competitive NL Central.

Josh Bell had two of Pittsburgh's 13 hits -- all singles -- in the Pirates' 9-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.

'I heard of him because of his grandfather. ...He’s rolling in his grave every time this guy hits a home run. He’s embarrassed of his grandson.'

Colorado Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy used his head to get out of a rundown in a 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.