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Rays, Pirates and a local pro
The Pirates are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays for the first of two straight night games here at McKechnie Field. One notable making the trip for the Rays: Palmetto High grad Granden Goetzman, hitting...
View ArticleHomecoming for Rays' Goetzman at McKechnie
BRADENTON — Everything was familiar to Granden Goetzman as mid-afternoon bled into Saturday night at McKechnie Field. The visiting clubhouse looked the same, as did the batter’s box and the visitor’s...
View ArticleFan arrested at McKechnie Field
A man apparently unhappy about the Tampa Bay Rays' recent trip to Cuba was arrested Saturday night after rushing the field at McKechnie Field. The man ran on the field during the top of the seventh...
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Another nighttime mission
The Pittsburgh Pirates play their third straight night game and second straight at home as they host the Pedro Alvarez and the Baltimore Orioles. Hoping no one runs on the field tonight - after all,...
View ArticlePirates resetting the clock
BRADENTON — Of the 162 games on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ regular-season schedule this season, 113 of them, a shade less than 70 percent, begin at 5 p.m. or later. Yet they, along with baseball’s other...
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Night falls on the Pirates
The Pirates finished up their block of three-straight games with a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in front of 6,002 fans on Easter Sunday. Pedro Alvarez, back at McKechnie Field since signing with...
View ArticleJacob Stallings happy his dad landed at Pitt
Jacob Stallings never imagined his father would reach Pittsburgh before he did. Now that it's happened, however, he couldn't be happier. Stallings is a catcher in the Pirates' organization; his dad,...
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Hut, hut, hike!
This must be a big game for the Pirates: They got a pep talk from Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin this morning at McKechnie. Actually, Tomlin is a regular visitor at spring training as he and manager...
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One game remains
The Pirates dropped their penultimate game at McKechnie Field this spring, losing 6-4 to the Minnesota Twins in front of 5,310 fans. Good thing these games don't count for much - the Pirates haven't...
View ArticleMelancon's cut fastball is key to success
BRADENTON — Thirteen feet. Whenever Mark Melancon delivers the pitch that has turned him into an elite closer, that’s what he puts most of his focus on. Thirteen feet. Melancon, the Pittsburgh Pirates’...
View ArticleMike Tomlin pays the Pirates a visit
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin made his annual pilgrimage to Bradenton on Monday to visit with the Pirates and manager Clint Hurdle. Tomlin and Hurdle have developed a strong working...
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Pirates shrink roster, add Matt Joyce
Pirates right fielder Matt Joyce scores a run after Michael Morse, off camera, hits a double against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Pirates lost 10-8 to the Toronto Blue Jays Thursday afternoon at...
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Last day at McKechnie
The Pirates host the Boston Red Sox today for their final spring game of the year at McKechnie Field. A total of 96,690 fans have filtered into McKechnie this spring, and with the Sox sure to pack the...
View ArticleMcKechnie Field named best in Grapefruit League
Bradenton is home to the best spring-training ballpark in Florida. This according to the readers of Ballpark Digest and Spring Training Online, who voted McKechnie Field as the best spring-training...
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That's a wrap
The Pirates closed McKechnie Field for the spring by playing the Boston Red Sox to a 4-4 tie in nine innings. Andrew McCutchen came within a triple of hitting for the cycle and hit his sixth home run...
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