NEW YORK YANKEES vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES February 24, 2018 - LECOM Park in Bradenton, FL TODAY: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Yankees at LECOM Park at 1:05...It will be the first of 16 home games scheduled for the Bucs this spring...Nick Kingham is expected to start for the Pirates against New York’s Domingo Germán (RHP)...Clay Holmes, Michael Feliz, Kyle Crick, Jordan Milbrath, Jack Leathersich and Richard Rodríguez are also expected to pitch for Pittsburgh NICK KINGHAM: The 26-year-old righthander set a minor league career high in wins last season, going 10-6 over the course of 21 games (20 starts) between Bradenton and Indianapolis; made 20 of the 21 appearances at the Triple-A level...Enters the 2018 season ranked by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the Pirates organization...Underwent Tommy John surgery on 5/27/15 and spent a majority of the the 2016 season rehabbing the injury...Was selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft...Rated as having the “Best Changeup” in the Bucco system prior to the 2014 campaign. TOMORROW: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Tigers in Lakeland at 1:05...Tyler Glasnow is expected to start for the Pirates against Detroit’s Artie Lewicki (RHP)... Steven Brault, Josh Smoker, A.J. Schugel, Edgar Santana and John Stilson are also expected to pitch for Pittsburgh. THE ROSTER: There are currently 66 players in Major League camp (33 pitchers, 7 catchers, 15 infielders and 11 outfielders), including 25 non-roster players...RHP Nick Burdi (right elbow surgery on 5/31/17) is currently on the 60-day disabled list...Bryce Brentz (OF) was acquired from Boston on Tuesday and is wearing uniform #92... Corey Dickerson (OF) was acquired from the Rays on Thursday in a deal for RHP Daniel Hudson; Dickerson will wear uniform #12...Kevin Siegrist (LHP) agreed to terms on a minor league deal today (Saturday) and will wear uniform #41. BUCS IN BRADENTON: The Pirates are celebrating their 50th season of play in Bradenton, having first held spring training in the “Friendly City” in 1969...Only the Tigers (in Lakeland since 1934) and the Phillies (in Clearwater since 1947) have held spring training in their respective cities longer than the Pirates. SRO: A standing-room-only crowd is expected at LECOM Park today as the Bucs host the Yankees...Last year a season-high 7,989 fans came out to see the Pirates and Tigers play on March 25....The largest crowd ever to see a game in Bradenton came on 3/18/15 against Detroit (9,018). A LOOK BACK: The 19 wins by the Pirates last spring (19-12-2) were the most by the club since 1994 (19-10)...The Pirates set a single season attendance record by drawing 106,291 fans to LECOM Park in 2017, eclipsing the mark of 106,038 set in 2015...Adam Frazier led all Grapefruit League players in runs scored (17) and hits (25)...José Osuna led all Grapefruit League players in batting average (.407) and ranked second in slugging percentage (.759) and OBP (.492). IN SUPPORT: Today’s 50/50 Raffle will benefit the Broward Education Foundation, which is housing the official Stoneman Douglas Victims Fund...Yesterday the Pirates and all other teams around Major League Baseball wore the caps of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Eagles baseball team during batting practice and games. DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S) ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG. 2/23 at Rays L 3-6 0-1 Austin Pruitt/Alex McRae (0-1)/Edwin Fierro 5,141 2/24 vs. Yankees 2/25 at Tigers 2/26 vs. Red Sox 2/27 at Braves 2/28 at Red Sox 3/1 vs. Blue Jays 3/2 at Orioles 3/3 vs. Phillies 3/4 at Twins 3/5 at Braves 3/6 OFF DAY 3/7 at Blue Jays 3/8 vs. Tigers 3/9 at Phillies 3/10 vs. Braves at Orioles 3/11 at Blue Jays 3/12 vs. Orioles 3/13 OFF DAY 3/14 vs. Rays 3/15 at Yankees 3/16 vs. Braves 3/17 vs. Twins 3/18 vs. Red Sox at Blue Jays 3/19 vs. Twins 3/20 at Red Sox 3/21 at Twins (6:05) 3/22 vs. Blue Jays (6:05) 3/23 vs. Phillies 3/24 vs. Rays 3/25 at Blue Jays 3/26 vs. Phillies 3/27 at Phillies WORLD CHAMPIONS 1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1927 N.L. DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 N.L. WILD CARD 2013 • 2014 • 2015 PITCHING DAY BY DAYS (players still in camp - * denotes game started) TYLER EPPLER DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 * at TB -- 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 YEUDY GARCIA DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 TYLER JONES DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DAMIEN MAGNIFICO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB -- 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 BRETT McKINNEY DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 ALEX McRAE DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB -- 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 CASEY SADLER DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 JOHN STILSON DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 2/23 at TB L (0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only) 2/23 2/24 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 BELL oo BOSTICK ko BRENTZ CERVELLI CUNNINGHAM wo DICKERSON FRAZIER woo FREESE HARRISON JHANG KELLEY o KRAMER wo LAVARNWAY LUPLOW o1 MARTE MARTIN o MEADOWS 2w12 MERCER MORAN 1ok MOROFF od NEWMAN oo OSUNA POLANCO REYES wo REYNOLDS oo RODRIGUEZ SAUNDERS STALLINGS oo TUCKER WEISS o WILLIAMS WOOD kk CODE: 1-single; 2-double; 3-triple; 4-home run; w-walk; c-fielders’s choice; e-reached on error; h-hit by pitch; f-sac fly; b-sac bunt; k-strikeout; o-groundout/flyout; d-doubleplay 2018 PITTSBURGH PIRATES SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 2/20 Bryce Brentz (OF) aquired from Boston...Nick Burdi (RHP) placed on 60-day D.L. 2/21 Michael Saunders (OF) signed to a minor league contract. 2/22 Corey Dickerson (OF) acquired from Tampa Bay in exchange for Daniel Hudson (RHP), Tristan Gray (INF) and cash considerations. 2/23 Michael Saunders (OF) released; signed with Kansas City. 2/24 Kevin Siegrist (LHP) signed to a minor league contract..