From the offseason to the first two weeks of the 2025 season, the Pirates organization has been a nightmare on and off the field. Right after the Pirates fixed the PR situation with the Clemente sign on the right field wall removed for a Surfside drink ad, they have a much worse situation because it involves an already irritated fanbase: missing Bucco Bricks.
Yes, the bricks that many families bought in 1999 to support the Roberto Clemente Foundation and to be a part of the best ballpark in America for its entire existence, where many loved ones who took pride in Pirates baseball had their names carved, were ripped out of the ground this offseason and not put back.