On Thursday, the Pirates' work in Puerto Rico began.
After collecting hurricane relief supplies outside PNC Park on Monday and Tuesday and putting everything in place on Wednesday, a small group of representatives from the Pirates boarded a FedEx cargo plane in Pittsburgh on Thursday and departed for Puerto Rico, which was recently impacted by Hurricane Maria.
The group included Pirates owner and Pirates Charities chairman Bob Nutting, team president Frank Coonelly, third-base coach Joey Cora, catcher Francisco Cervelli, infielder Sean Rodriguez, special assistant to the GM Mike Gonzalez, former Pirates Omar Moreno and John Candelaria and FedEx senior vice president Patrick Fitzgerald.