Josh Bell swinging the lumber on July 8 during the Home Run Derby in Cleveland sounds like good fun, eh? Well, Pirates fans, it just might be a reality.
Last night, Pirates assistant hitting coach Jacob Cruz tweeted: "Someone I know (wink) has been invited to Home Run Derby? Can you guess who? Ha."
That tweet was quickly deleted, but the Internet is undefeated in capturing these things, so it was quickly posted to Reddit. Today, a reply from Cruz lives on:
There, you can see the original tweet has been deleted, but look at the initial reply, "Can the anonymous scout pitch to him?