Pittsburgh Pirates Social Media Round-up: Flowers, Friends and Family

The Pirates hit the road for a massive 17 games-in-a-row run – and they’ve got the clothes, the tools and the “gifts” they need for success.

The Pirates celebrated a big win in Miami last night, overpowering the Marlins in a 12-2 game that provided the team used to (losing) games by one run a badly-needed pick-me-up.

Daniel Hudson certainly was ready to celebrate:

https://twitter.com/DHuddy41/status/858157126404976640

Flower Power

Now, you can say what you want about why that happened, but I think it’s got something to do with these shirts the team donned…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZ5hfVgKaW/?taken-by=inova47&hl=en

Johnny Tsunami is the greatest Disney athlete. He went through the most adversity & came out a two-sport SUPER STAR. This is for you 🏂🏄🏻😤💯💯 pic.twitter.com/Bm1zdlLdAo

— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) April 27, 2017

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZ9aI1lySn/?taken-by=joseosuna36&hl=en

Tools of the Trade

Felipe Rivero got some new gloves in:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTUY9_Aj8O0/?taken-by=felipe_43rivero&hl=en

And while gloves are the tools of any baseball player’s trade, pitchers need a little something else. Jameson Taillon has a recommendation for parents on a master class:

Parents with kids wanting to pitch, show them Gerrit's performance from last night. That's an instructional video on how to do it

— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon50) April 26, 2017

For Trevor Williams, music is also another tool to get him ready to play:

For those who were asking about my pregame playlist: pic.twitter.com/joudNjMMIZ

— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) April 29, 2017

And you gotta have your wristbands, just like Josh Harrison, right?

Little man's first trip to Pittsburgh! Showing off his @jhay_da_man wristband #Pirates #JHayAllDay pic.twitter.com/MT8A4jcI8D

— Kevin Wilson (@KWBaseball) April 22, 2017

And of course, fuel for that body is also an important tool. Now, in the land of Sheetz, I don’t pretend to know what Jordy Mercer is doing eating from GetGo – but apparently he likes it (and it’s not tagged #Ad, so it can’t be connected to the Polanco pretzel Insta from a few days before…)

Shout out to my friends @GetGo for hooking me up with a salad and Turkey Sub from their Great to Go case. #travelswell pic.twitter.com/DovNwnhufm

— Jordy Mercer (@jordy_mercer) April 28, 2017

This one:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTXDzRwFCol/?taken-by=gpolanco25&hl=en

Steel City Support

Pittsburgh’s pro-teams are all about sharing the love and supporting each other. Members of the Pirates were out in force to cheer on the Penguins last week.

The gang's all here to support the @penguins! #BurghProud #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/3R9efzMkG4

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 20, 2017

Those rookies/semi-rookies like to stick together…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTIMm4cgdcC/?taken-by=chad_kuhl&hl=en

Juan Nicasio and Adam Frazier were decked out in black and gold of a different sort…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTIXvFng71K/?taken-by=juan_nicasio&hl=en

Wade LeBlanc even got into sharing the sports love on a trip to the bakery…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZdjR3gp2X/?taken-by=wleblanc23&hl=en

Gift’s Debut

There’s no doubt that Gift Ngoepe‘s call up was a great storyline throughout baseball.

Making his MLB debut as part of a double-switch, Gift Ngoepe!#WelcometotheShow pic.twitter.com/K0L6LobvPT

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 27, 2017

https://twitter.com/Crystal1Johnson/status/858099511096422400

You had to be here. pic.twitter.com/ICtJ6w81Yp

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 27, 2017

Gift Ngoepe made his major league debut as the league's first player from the African continent.https://t.co/wij1zdGqxH

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) April 27, 2017

His teammates were just as enthused as the rest of the world.

I get excited to see anyone debut, but Gift's was a bit more special. We grew up through the system together, what a journey Mpho! #ooompaa

— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon50) April 27, 2017

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 https://t.co/HFLnq2wNcs

— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) April 27, 2017

And while Gift is getting his (fully deserved) 15-minutes, the Pirates saw another player’s dreams come true recently – Dovydas Neverauskas – the first Lithuanian-born and raised to play in the majors.

.@Pirates Congratulations to Dovydas Neverauskas on his first MLB game and strikeout. #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/NKy3CKJk31

— Scott (@bonnett_scott) April 25, 2017

Save the Date

If you read my tweets or follow me on Instagram, you know I’ll be at this event with bells on!

Join Gerrit Cole, his teammates & others for his 2nd annual Uncork for a Cause charity event on June 11.

INFO: https://t.co/TrVCYZ8NWE pic.twitter.com/e8cAo4nXuY

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 28, 2017

AND I’m going to try to be at this event as well – if you’re going, hit me up and we can say hello!

Our first Social Media Night of 2017 has been announced! #BucSocial

🎟 https://t.co/WvhZ0nbDgZ pic.twitter.com/V4TZbx5GKC

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 21, 2017

Famalee Forever

Sean Rodriguez is in Miami still recovering from the injuries he sustained in that terrifying automobile crash during the off season. And while we wish he were on the field (many of us wishing he were still wearing black and gold), it’s nice to see that he caught up with some of the guys when they hit town for the Marlins series:

Happy Bday to my big bro @SeanJRodriguez. #IThoughtWeWerentSmiling pic.twitter.com/CKtR1gGrvc

— Andrew McCutchen (@TheCUTCH22) April 28, 2017

That’s all this week for the Pittsburgh Pirates Social Media Round-up. The Pirates take on the Marlins tonight at 7:10 p.m. at Marlins Park. Have a great weekend and #LetsGoBucs