The Pirates play there first game of Spring Training today at Joker Marchant Stadium against the Detroit Tigers. Kyle Lobstein will be pitching for the Pirates. Matt Boyd will take the hill for the Tigers.
Boyd is a genuinely nice guy – one of baseball’s good guys and was a highly touted prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays system until he was traded to Detroit. I had the pleasure of covering him while he was with the Blue Jay’s AA affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
The game isn’t televised but it is available on KDKA.