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A stadium subsidy is a type of government subsidy given to professional sports franchises to help finance the construction or renovation of a sports venue.Stadium subsidies can come in the form of tax-free municipal bonds, cash payments, long-term tax exemptions, infrastructure improvements, and operating cost subsidies.
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 .
[1] In addition to the luxury tax, teams also must pay surcharges for exceeding certain thresholds starting with the 2016 CBA. The primary goal of the CBT is to encourage a competitive balance amongst teams while allowing big spending on players. The CBT threshold/tax rates have undergone several changes since 1997. [2]
The Royals lost 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. After the game, Royals captain Salvador Perez signed autographs for fans and donated his catching gear to the Clemente Museum.
Andrew McCutchen can sense the end of his baseball career coming. The five-time All-Star agreed to a $5 million, one-year deal on Monday to stay in Pittsburgh for the 2025 season, confident he can ...
Now 38, McCutchen broke into the big leagues in 2009 with the Pirates and played in Pittsburgh through the 2017 season, winning the MVP in 2013 and earning five All-Star selections in that span.
On May 9, 2021, Gamel was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates. [19] In 111 games for the Pirates, Gamel batted .255/.352/.399 with 8 home runs and 26 RBI. Tampa Bay Rays
Spring Training 2019 at LECOM Park. LECOM Park is a baseball field located in Bradenton, Florida.It is the spring training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and is named after a 15-year naming rights deal was signed with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, which has its main campus in Erie, Pennsylvania, and also a campus in Bradenton. [2]