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Andrew McCutchen has been named the 2013 National League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America. McCutchen spent 2013 as a force in all facets of the game, batting .317 with a .380 on-base percentage and .489 slugging percentage, 21 home runs, 84 RBIs, 27 stolen bases and 97 runs scored. For his efforts he was also named a Silver Slugger Award winner and a nominee for a Gold Glove Award. McCutchen is the sixth Pirate to win the MVP award since it was created in 1931 (Pittsburgh's Paul Waner received the NL MVP Citation in 1927) and the first Pittsburgh MVP since Barry Bonds in 1992.

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Pirates pick up a pair of Silver Slugger Awards

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Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano has been named the recipient of the 2013 National League Comeback Player of the Year award. Liriano, 30, set a career high with 16 wins in his first season with the Pirates as he helped lead the club to the Postseason. His 16 victories tied for third in the league and he fell just one inning shy of qualifying for the NL ERA rankings, where his 3.02 ERA would have placed him 10th. In 2012, Liriano went 6-12 with a 5.34 ERA in 34 total games with the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox. The Comeback Player of the Year Awards are officially sanctioned by Major League Baseball and presented annually to one player in each League who has re-emerged on the field during the season.