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Terms of the deal were not announced, but media reports put
the contract at $26 million.
Free agent Nova ended the 2016 season in stellar fashion after
being acquired from the New York Yankees in August.
In 11 starts with Pittsburgh, the right-hander from the
Dominican Republic went 5-2 with a 3.06 ERA. He gave up only one
walk in his first five starts.
Nova, 29, bolstered a Pittsburgh starting rotation headed by ace
right-hander Gerrit Cole.
"Ivan pitched well with us the final two months of the season
and we look forward to him being a key part of our rotation as
we work to return to the postseason," general manager Neal
Huntington said in a news release.
The Pirates are in the National League Central with the World
Series champion Chicago Cubs and the perennially powerful St.
Louis Cardinals.
Pittsburgh went 78-83 in 2016.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by
Nick Mulvenney)
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