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The week in photos: March 10-17
The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
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‘Tis the season for spring training.
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The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
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Mark Melancon traded by the Pirates to the Washington Nationals July 30, 2016
Mark Melancon traded by the Pirates to the Washington Nationals on July 30, 2016. View The Gallery >
In Focus: A giant McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen stands in the on-deck circle at PNC Park and puts the finishing touches on his Marucci “Cutch22” bat as the chunky sounds of “The King’s Motorcade” blare from the ballpark’s sound system. The song is Mr. McCutchen’s signal. Time to go to work. As he makes his way to the batter’s box, his image appears on the giant screen of the scoreboard.
That image was filmed in a massive tent at the team’s Bradenton, Fla., facility during spring training. The tent serves as headquarters for the PNC Park scoreboard crew. There, Mr. McCutchen spent an hour being filmed against a green screen to produce images for a season’s worth of computer graphics to be played across PNC Park’s big screen.
Function and management of the screen requires the efforts of more than 25 employees, including a full TV production crew that controls the video feed. So the next time you’re at PNC Park and you see a giant image of Mr. McCutchen flash across the scoreboard with the city skyline as a backdrop, you’ll know who to thank.
— Peter Diana View The Gallery >
Pirates Open Day: April 3, 2016
Sunday, the new mingled with the tried-and-true: Francisco Liriano striking out a lot of batters. For one game, a 4-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park in the first game of the 2016 season, the formula worked. View The Gallery >
Pirates Spring Training: Bradenton or bust
It's the start of Spring Training and pitchers and catchers are already practicing with the rest of the team to follow them soon to Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. Check back to day-to-day pictures from practice. View The Gallery >