1st Annual Pirates Pep Rally

Celebrate the arrival of spring training and the first ever minor league baseball season in Bradenton at the First Annual Pirates Pep Rally on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Players and coaches the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders will join Mayor Wayne Poston on stage at 6 p.m. on Old Main Street. The rally will last until 10 p.m.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are entering their 42nd year with Bradenton’s McKechnie Field as their spring training home. The Pirates’ High A minor league affiliate, the Bradenton Marauders, begin their first season at McKechnie Field on April 8.

“I would like to personally invite everyone in Tampa Bay to the downtown Bradenton Pirates
Pep Rally to show Major League Baseball how proud Bradenton is to be the Southern Home of the Pittsburg Pirates,” Mayor Wayne Poston said.

The rally will feature many games for kids, mascots mingling with the crowd, dancing, baseball trivia with chances to win autographed Pirates memorabilia and music from Black Tie DJ throughout the night. Old Main Street will be aglow with lighted columns attached to the fronts of its buildings.

Along with ball game food and beer from Mattison’s, sponsors include the Bradenton Downtown Development Authority, Manatee Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh Pirates, the Bradenton Herald and Bright House.

For more information or to get involved, contact Rachelle Madrigal at 941-747-3031 or Rachelle.Madrigal@pirates.com or Anna Pohl at 941-704-4366 or apohl@ddabradenton.com.