The regular season began with a win at home against the Chicago Cubs on March 31 and ended with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28.

The Pirates finished the regular season in second place for the second consecutive year in the National League Central with 88 wins and 74 losses.

Also for the second consecutive season, however, the Pirates finished in second in their division behind the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals.

The team secured one of two NL Wild Card spots, as well as home field advantage for the NLWC Game.

Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2014 season: Kris Johnson Duke Welker Alex Dickerson Jaff Decker Miles Mikolas PTBNL (Kyle Haynes) Chris Stewart Miles Mikolas Chris McGuiness Cash considerations Vance Worley Cash considerations Keon Broxton Zack ThorntonPTBNL (Blake Taylor) Ike Davis Bryan Morris 2014 competitive balance round A pick(#39–Connor Joe) Jason Grilli Ernesto Frieri Chris Dickerson PTBNL or cash Cash Considerations Justin Sellers 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game NL Player of the Month NL Player of the Week NL Silver Slugger Awards