Pittsburgh Pirates Social Media Round-up: Getting Ready for the Show

Pittsburgh Pirates fans have almost made it through another off-season while players and team employees are gearing up for the return of baseball in 2017.

It’s getting so close, you can almost taste it!

That’s right, Spring Training is just a few weeks away. Clubhouse manager Scott Bonnett is packing up the gear:

and receiving shipment on A LOT of baseball caps…

while players spend their last few days at their home bases before packing up and heading to Bradenton!

Relaxing

With a new baby in the house and Spring Training just around the corner, Jared Hughes is grabbing any chance to sit back and enjoy some quality TV advertising when he can…

Some people relax in front of the TV, others, at concerts by Christian metalcore band August Burns Red, like Trevor Williams…

Elias Diaz spent some of his downtime helping others and inspiring others to helps as well.

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Josh Harrison spent some time hanging out with his University of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team :

Jordy Mercer went hunting via helicopter with a group of friends at his Mercer Ranch recently, and also did some skeet-shooting.

No Love for Pirates Pups

Recently, MLB started a contest for fans to vote for the best MLB Dogs. Sadly, Jared Hughes’ beloved Tilly was left out of the voting. Perhaps fans could write her in…

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Working Out

As February rolls in we’ll see more and more players making their way to Florida to begin workouts at Pirate City in Bradenton. Regardless of where they are, the guys are shaking out the cobwebs and wiping off the dust to start the new season (written in jest, as we all know these guys work on their skills year-round #NoOffseason)

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Francisco Cervelli is grinding through his pre-season workouts and, judging by this photo, he looks to be pulling out the big guns for some hitting advice. Will Jose Bautista help him eclipse his home run numbers from 2016? Stay Tuned!

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Starling Marte was getting some work in as well – remarking on the workout he said in the caption, “Damn, that’s all for the day!” Do they give out Golden cleats awards?

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Not to be outdone, Gregory Polanco got in a beach workout yesterday. I hope he did the other side to, otherwise he might find himself unable to run in a straight line in the outfield!

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That Time Gregory Polanco Won Twitter

There’s no doubt that politics and the goings-on in Washington DC are dominating our national psyche. So it’s a relief when someone broaches the issue in a non-political way. So when Ryan Spaeder tweeted this nugget about our beloved El Coffee:

Gregory responded on Twitter in this hilarious way:

This was right after he stole the collective hearts of Pirates fans across the world with the retweet of this photo of him and his parents, taken during a visit with ESPN reporters Antonietta Collins and Griselda D. Ramirez.

https://twitter.com/AntoniettaESPN/status/824429356403621889

The reporters also visited his childhood school,

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as well as “the baseball field where it all started.”

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In Memory

Last weekend we awoke to news that not one, but two players had been killed in separate car accidents in the Dominican Republic. Former MLBer and member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization Andy Marte, 33, and Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, 24, were remembered by players throughout the week.

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Translation: Wow bro, I can’t believe it…a tremendous player but much better, and excellent human being. Miss you bro!

Pittsburgh Pirates Fan Fun

Don’t forget that the Pirates are doing all kinds of fun stuff on social media to help bridge the gap until spring training. They feature a new fan of the week each Friday on their Facebook page, they’re also doing a #BucsFanFriday contest on twitter (and Snapchat). They throw in #BucsTrivia contests randomly throughout the week on Twitter as well. Pay attention and some autographed Buccos swag could be yours!

With Valentine’s Day drawing near, the Pirates are once again rolling out special Pirate Parrot Valentine’s Day deliveries:

That’s all this week for the Pittsburgh Pirates Social Media Round-up. Have a great week and #LetsGoBucs

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