Griffin has crushed the baseball in his first MiLB season, hitting 16 doubles, 13 home runs, and 53 RBIs in 73 games.

Dave Parker, the longtime Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, who was a two-time batting champion, National League MVP and member of the 1979 World Series championship team, has died at the age of 74.

PITTSBURGH -- The baseball world mourned on Saturday afternoon as news spread that Dave Parker, the iconic Pittsburgh Pirates slugger and Hall of Famer, had passed away at the age of 74.

Dave Parker died a month before he was to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. On June 29, the official X account of the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

Dave Parker's death on Saturday has brought an outpour of reactions on social media as those pay their respects to the former Pittsburgh Pirates legend.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost one of their greatest players in franchise history in Dave Parker. The Pirates announced that Parker died on June 28 due to complications with Parkinson ...

PITTSBURGH — There are a lot of memories tied to Dave Parker’s 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but a common theme from fans, teammates, and broadcasters is clear: the Cobra wasn’t ...

PITTSBURGH — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74.

Dave Parker of the 1979 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates before a game between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park May 21, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) ...

Pittsburgh Pirates former right fielder Dave Parker waves to the crowd during a ceremony honoring those inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame Class of the Pirates. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images ...

PITTSBURGH -- The baseball world mourned on Saturday afternoon as news spread that Dave Parker, the iconic Pittsburgh Pirates slugger and Hall of Famer, had passed away at the age of 74.

Nicknamed “The Cobra,” Parker made his MLB debut in 1973 with the Pirates and played 19 seasons in the league, including 11 with Pittsburgh. During his career, he posted a .290 batting average ...