On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates honored the 1979 team. Those “We Are Family” Bucs were the last edition of the franchise to win a World Series. I suppose, technically, it’s more accurate to say ...

Ed Ott, who was a key member of the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series championship team in 1979, has passed away at the age of 72. The team made the announcement on social media: We are saddened today ...

Former major league catcher Ed Ott, who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates’ “Fam-A-Lee” to the 1979 World Series title, died Sunday. He was 72. The Pirates confirmed the death of Ott, who died in Danville, ...

Member of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates World Championship team Dave Parker tips his cap during a ceremony honoring the team before a baseball game between the Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies in ...

A tough catcher and respected leader for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1979 World Series champions, Ed Ott never missed a chance to celebrate a reunion with his old “We Are Family” teammates. “It’s still a ...

The passage of time does not add to John Candelaria’s appreciation for what he and the Pirates did in 1979. “It just makes me older and my body hurt more,” Candelaria said with a laugh. “That’s all. I ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Candelaria can't quite pinpoint when the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates adopted "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge as the club's de facto theme song on the way to a World Series title.

A reporter walks into the visiting clubhouse in Baltimore and notices that next to one locker is a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform set up like a mannequin in a department store window. Except that’s no ...

The family reunited on Saturday at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates celebrated the 45th anniversary of the 1979 World Series Championship team. Several players were on hand for the reunion, including ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Candelaria can't quite pinpoint when the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates adopted "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge as the club's de facto theme song on the way to a World Series title.