The Pittsburgh Pirates open their season this afternoon in Miami against the Marlins. First pitch is 4:10pm. Hear the game on WISR beginning at 3:45pm. Mitch Keller will be making his first opening day start for the Bucs.
This the first time the Pirates have opened their season in Miami since 1996. Jason Kendall was making his major league debut in that game. (He went 3-for-4 in a 4-0 win).
Andrew McCutchen enters this season one home run away from 300 in his career.
The Pirates have a four-game series with the Marlins before moving on to Washington for three games. The Pirates return home to host Baltimore for their home opener a week from tomorrow.
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