Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates packing up for spring training in Bradenton

Scott Bonnett, Pirates Clubhouse Manager, pushes carts to load into a truck headed to Bradenton for spring training on February 6, 2017.
Scott Bonnett, Pirates Clubhouse Manager, pushes carts to load into a truck headed to Bradenton for spring training on February 6, 2017. Andrew Rush Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Pirates will hold their first spring training workout with pitchers and catchers on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Pirate City in Bradenton.

That’s right, spring training is just around the corner. More than 100,000 fans attended the spring training games at McKechnie Field in 2016.

The Pirates open this year’s schedule with a split-squad game against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, Feb. 25.

This story was originally published February 6, 2017 at 6:10 PM with the headline "Pirates packing up for spring training in Bradenton."

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