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All-Stars Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman are still on the market and there's plenty of business still to be done.

Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher and veteran of 13 big-league seasons, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday.

Bob Veale, a member of the Pirates 1971 World Series-winning team in 1971 who ranks second in franchise history in strikeouts ...