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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche, left, rounds third as coach Tony Beasley (29) congratulates him after LaRoche hit a fourth-inning solo-home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo in a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Monday, May 4, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche, left, rounds third as coach Tony Beasley (29) congratulates him after LaRoche hit a fourth-inning solo-home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo in a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Monday, May 4, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche, left, and his brother, Adam LaRoche, high-five after the Pirates' 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game in San Diego, Sunday, April 26, 2009.

Pittsburgh Pirates Andy LaRoche (15) is congratulated by teammate Ryan Doumit (41) after LaRoche scored in the second inning of their National League MLB baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche (15) is greeted by teammate Andrew McCutchen (22) who was on base for his two-run homer off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher James McDonald during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche follows through on a two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher James McDonald during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. It was LaRoche's second homer of the 11-1 Pirates win.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche and Robinson Diaz, right, are congratulated after scoring against the Washington Nationals during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 18, 2009, in Washington.

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche throws out San Diego Padres Chris Burke to get the final out in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April, 25, 2009 in San Diego. The Pirates won 10-1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche hits an RBI single in the sixth inning of their baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego, Friday, April 24, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche singles to center field off a pitch by Boston Red Sox's Jon Lester in the first inning of a spring training baseball game, in Fort Myers, Fla. , Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. The Pirates defeated the Red Sox 3-2.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, middle, is congratulated by Garrett Jones, left, after McCutchen scored on an Andy LaRoche double hit off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Cincinnati.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche is tagged out by Cincinnati Reds shortstop Paul Janish (7) at second base in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Cincinnati. LaRoche was trying to stretch a single into a double. Pittsburgh won the game 3-1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche hits a single off Cincinnati Reds reliever Jared Burton in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, in Cincinnati. LaRoche had two hits and two RBI's in the game won by the Pirates 3-1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche slides into home plate to score on a single by Garrett Jones during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 28: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tries to catch up to a home run in the second inning by Andy LaRoche of the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 28, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pirates defeated the Dodgers 11-1.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 28: Andy LaRoche #15 of the Pittsburgh Pirates looks on after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PNC Park on September 28, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pirates defeated the Dodgers 11-1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche makes a curtain call after hitting his second home run of the game in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche gets out of the way of an inside pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher James McDonald during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. The Pirates won 11-1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche (15) is greeted by teammate Ryan Doumit (41) after scoring on a single by Pirates' Garrett Jones in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Blake DeWitt dives after a double hit by the Pittsburgh Pirates Andy LaRoche in the seventh inning of their MLB National League baseball game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 25, 2009.

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche fields a grounder by Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, in Houston. LaRoche put out Tejada to end the inning.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche, right, is congratulated by third base coach Tony Beasley, left, after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in Houston.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Andy LaRoche is hit by a pitch from St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Blake Hawksworth in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. The Cardinals won 2-1.

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche, left, watches as St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols rounds third after hitting a three-run home run off Pirates pitcher Denny Bautista in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. The Cardinals won 14-7.

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche cannot backhand a ground ball by St. Louis Cardinals' Mark De Rosa in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. De Rosa was safe at first on the play and the Cardinals went on to win 14-7.