Pittsburgh Pirates: Week One Review

The first week of the Major League Baseball season is in the books.

For the Pittsburgh Pirates, struggling to end 17 seasons of ceaseless losing, it was a week of ups and downs, star performers and awful performances, and a .500 record.

There were some surprises, both good and bad, and a few beliefs confirmed upon closer inspection.

Here's a look at the week that was and what we can take away from it.

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