Pirates fans sail south to reach spring training dreams
Two fans sporting bright yellow Hawaiian shirts stood out under the blazing sun on the centre field concourse at LECOM Park.
Two fans sporting bright yellow Hawaiian shirts stood out under the blazing sun on the centre field concourse at LECOM Park.
Celebrations and shared memories highlight sunny afternoon at LECOM Park
The city of Bradenton is celebrating 100 years of Baseball this year at LECOM park. Tracing its history from 1923 to 2023, LECOM stands as the third oldest remaining park in the United States. From the concessions to the fans, this special report takes readers through the entire Bradenton experience.
BRADENTON, Fla — Heading into the 2014 season, Jason Creasy wants to pick up right where he left off. After a bit of a bumpy start to his minor league career when his throwing mechanics…
BRADENTON, Fla. – After a second year cut short by injury, Barrett Barnes is hoping that his off-season training efforts will pay off at Pirates spring training. The centre-fielder from Sugar Land, Texas was selected…
BRADENTON, Fla. — Baseball, some say, is a young man’s sport. St. Petersburg, Fla., native Matt Benedict grew up with the sport, following in the footsteps of his father, who played ball in college. Despite the early introduction, he didn’t become a pro ball player until 22, four years after a lot of others do, he said. Today, the 25-year-old pitcher is working in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league organization, looking to make the big club.
BRADENTON, Fla. – Jonathan Schwind is proving that he can catch any curveball, even those that are thrown off the field. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Schwind in the 41st round of the 2011 draft as…
BRADENTON, Fla. – Adrian Sampson’s 2013 season was something of a trying campaign. The Issaquah, Wash. native had an impressive resume coming into his second professional season. The Pittsburgh Pirates had made him their fifth-round…
It’s been said that we are our own harshest critics, and Max Moroff embodied that idiom at the Pittsburgh Pirates training camp Wednesday afternoon.
While reflecting on his season last year with the Class-A West Virginia Power, the 21-year-old was candid about his disappointing performance in 2013.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Switching positions in baseball is never easy, but Kirk Singer is relishing the opportunity. The native of Seal Beach, Calif., who was named after former Los Angeles Dodger Kirk Gibson, made the…