Outfielder Ryan Church and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Church, 31, was bothered by a sore back while hitting .273 with 4 home runs and 40 runs batted in in 111 games with the Mets and the Braves last season. He has also sustained multiple concussions. Riccardo Fraccari, the new president of the International Baseball Federation -- the sport's world governing body -- wants its World Cup to serve as a qualifying tournament for the World Baseball Classic, wh...