Closing arguments in the sexual assault trial of suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez are expected to begin this afternoon with jury deliberations likely to…
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Teen denies sending Pirates pitcher Vazquez a fake ID
By lowber on May 18, 2021
The former Scottdale teen who prosecutors say had a two-year relationship with Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez told a jury on Tuesday that she lied…
Opening arguments held in sexual assault trial of suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez
By lowber on May 17, 2021
A Westmoreland County prosecutor said Monday that suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez should have known the girl he is accused of having sexual relations…
State police staked out Felipe Vazquez after Pirates game at PNC Park in 2019
By lowber on July 10, 2020
In an effort to find where in Pittsburgh the Pirates once-heralded relief pitcher Felipe Vazquez lived, state police staked out PNC Park last year and…
Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski’s house in Hempfield goes on auction block
By lowber on February 18, 2020
The Westmoreland County home of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Bill Mazeroski and his wife will go to the highest bidder, with the sale coming less than…
Extradition denied for Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez amid child sex charges
By lowber on November 19, 2019
Suspended Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Felipe Vazquez will remain in Pennsylvania to answer criminal charges that he had improper sexual contact with a teenage girl…
Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez held without bail on child sex charges in Westmoreland County
By lowber on September 25, 2019
Suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez arrived at a Westmoreland County courtroom Wednesday and shook hands with a district judge before being arraigned on child…
Court papers detail child sex allegations against Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez
By lowber on September 18, 2019
Felipe Vazquez, the jailed and suspended All-Star relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, had inappropriate sexual contact with a former Scottdale teen and exchanged explicit…