Pirates Pack Up To Leave Florida, Return To Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates are packing all their gear and preparing to head home.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are packing all their gear and preparing to head home.
The "KDKA Morning News" with Larry and John spoke with several members of the Pirates with Opening Day less than a week away!
Whether it's inside the foul lines, the sidelines or the boards, Pittsburgh's professional sports teams share fans and a camaraderie.
While a Florida day at McKechnie Field might sound good if you've been in Pittsburgh the last two months, the Pirates are anxious to come north.
Before being named the new Pitt men's basketball coach, Kevin Stallings was in Bradenton cheering on his son, Jacob, who is a catcher in the Pirates' farm system.
Cory Luebke's chances to make the Pittsburgh Pirates got better Sunday after Eric O'Flaherty was traded to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations.
Things became heated during the seventh inning of Saturday's spring training game between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Sunday morning that they traded left-handed pitcher Eric O'Flaherty to the Atlanta Braves.
Coming off a career-worst season, outfielder Matt Joyce is trying to be the Pirates fourth outfielder when camp breaks next week.
You see it in all walks of life, where sons follow their fathers into their chosen profession. For 28-year-old Cole Figueroa, the family business is baseball.
For a second straight spring the Pirates brought back Kevin Young to work with the first basemen at camp. The Pirates converted Young from a third baseman to first early in his career and he led the National League in 1993 in fielding percentage.
It's just another chance to put on the Pirates uniform for a little over a month that puts Mike LaValliere right back where he wants to be. The former Pirates catcher returned again this year to be an instructor during Pirates Spring Training.
He can be the smartest and dumbest person in a Pirates uniform, all in the same inning and he doesn't even play. It's third base coach Rick Sofield.
The Pirates are raising some eyebrows with a new menu item.
Jonathan Niese went 6 innings, throwing 73 pitches and giving up a pair of homers as the Orioles scored in the 9th to win 6-5 in Sarasota on Thursday.
