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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed infielder Josh Wilson from Tampa Bay and right-hander Ty Taubenheim from Toronto on Monday, adding both to their 40-man roster.

To make room for the two, the Pirates designated first baseman Brad Eldred and right-hander Brian Rogers for assignment. Both must pass through waivers before they can be reassigned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Wilson, 26, hit .251 with two homers and 24 RBI in 90 games with Tampa Bay last season. Taubenheim, 25, was 1-5 with a 5.40 ERA in 13 Blue Jays games over the last two seasons. He spent most of last season with Toronto's Double-A and Triple-A farm clubs and had a 6-8 record.

Eldred, once one of the Pirates' top power-hitting prospects, had 12 homers in 190 at-bats with Pittsburgh in 2005. He sat out most of the 2006 season with a broken left thumb, then hit only .209 with 15 homers and 45 RBIs in 311 at-bats with Indianapolis last season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At last, Bowie Kuhn beat Marvin Miller at something.The late commissioner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday while Miller was rejected by a revamped Veterans Committee stacked with those he regularly opposed — and beat — in arbitration and bargaining sessions that altered the history of the game.Former Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, managers Dick Williams and Billy Southworth and ex-Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss also were elected.Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey each missed induction by a single vote.Dreyfuss helped bring peace between the American and National Leagues by arranging the first World Series in 1903. O'Malley united the East and West Coasts under baseball's flag when he moved the Dodgers to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. Southworth and Williams won World Series titles.

MIAMI — Thousands filled a university arena Monday for the funeral of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, with a video screen behind his casket showing highlights from his career.The funeral comes a week after Taylor was shot in his home and days after four men were charged with killing him during the robbery. A lawyer for one of the suspects confirmed there was a fifth suspect.Taylor's casket was surrounded by bouquets while the video display showed Taylor from his days with the Redskins, Miami Hurricanes and high school.Former Hurricanes coaches Larry Coker and Butch Davis sat in the front row, along with current coach Randy Shannon. The Redskins organization filled one section of the building.

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