The second half of the 2024 MLB season kicks off tonight, with the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend.
This has been a much more enjoyable Pirates season to follow than the 2020-2023 years, and even better than most of the 2016-2019 seasons. The easiest way to tell is by looking at the schedule.
No, not the remaining schedule this year. The 2025 schedule that was released yesterday.
In any of those other seasons, this might be welcome news to start looking forward to the following season.