Tag: Richie Zisk

Pirates Prospect Watch: Keiner Delgado Homers For The Third Time in Four Games

Prospect WatchMay 10, 2024

The Pirates traded JT Brubaker at the start of this season, eventually receiving 20-year-old infielder Keiner Delgado as the player to be named later from the New York Yankees. Early in his Pirates career, Delgado has...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Throws Five Shutout Innings

Prospect WatchMay 9, 2024

Braxton Ashcraft had his best start of the season on Wednesday for Altoona. The right-hander pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits, two walks, and striking out five. Ashcraft is one of the top ten prospects in...

This Date in Pirates History: February 6

Pirates HistoryFebruary 6, 2012

Plenty of star power among former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date but we start with the current player celebrating a birthday today. Pedro...

This Date in Pirates History: December 10

Pirates HistoryDecember 10, 2011

On this date in 1976 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Richie Zisk and pitcher Silvio Martinez to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for...

In Praise of Jason Thompson

AnalysisOctober 26, 2010

I have a weird quest to acquire every regular issue baseball card for every Pirates player from 1952 to 1993. I'm way more than half way there, but my collection essentially starts in the early 1970s. I recently acquired a 1981 Topps Jason Thompson card, which got me thinking.

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