The Altoona Curve will take on a new look for selected games as they announced a new Copa de la Diversion identity on Friday. Altoona will turn into the Peces Dorados, or goldfish in Spanish, for five games throughout the 2024 season. “We’ve gotten a lot of requests over the years from ...
The Altoona Curve announced on Tuesday that the team will holds its annual CurveFest on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at PNG Field. Fans will be given their first opportunity to purchase single-game tickets. Fans that have season tickets, or mini-plans, willhave their first opportunity to pick up their tickets for the upcoming season. The first 200 fans to show up on March 2 will all get a Curve fleece beanie, and there will be a game-worn Curvey jersey sale in the team store for those in attendance. Fans who buy a ticket for opening day, April 9, will get another ...
Robby Hammock was announced as the 15th manager for the Altoona Curve Monday in a press release by the Pittsburgh Pirates. “I’m looking forward to working with our coaching staff on the field and in the Altoona Community in 2024,” Curve general manager Nate Bowen said. “The announcement of the staff each season is one of the landmarks leading up to opening day in 78 days on Tuesday, April 9.” Hammock spent the 2023 season as the head coach for High-A Greensboro. Other new faces joining Hammock in Altoona this season include hitting coach Brady Conlan, pitching coach Fernando ...
By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com The 2023 calendar year was a whirlwind for Paul Skenes. After helping to pitch Louisiana State University to the NCAA Division I baseball championship in June, Skenes was taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the top pick of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on July 9 in Seattle. After inking an MLB record $9.2 million signing bonus, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound fireballing right-hander — whose fastball has reached 102 miles per hour on the radar gun — made four appearances between the Pirates’ Low Class A Bradenton team and the ...
Curve mascot up for HOF Altoona Curve mascot LOCO was selected as a finalist in the 2023 Mascot Hall of Fame Awards for his popular skit, “The Sugar Rush.” It was announced on Monday by the Mascot Hall of Fame. This is LOCO’s first nomination as he will be up against seven other Minor League Mascots for the award. Fans who attended games at Peoples Natural Gas Field in 2023 have seen the team’s most requested skit. “The Sugar Rush,” which has been called the hardest 45 seconds in professional baseball. The Mascot Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 and recognizes the ...
Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: at Northwestern (noon, BTN) Records: Penn State is 4-0. Northwestern is 2-2. Odds: Penn State is a 26.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press. SUBHD: Main storyline Penn State used 97 plays to dominate Iowa, 31-0, on Saturday night. In doing so, the Lions inflicted a slow death on the Hawkeyes. Franklin has been talking about PSU’s lack of explosive plays all season, and though the Nits beat Iowa the way he wanted them to, he still sees ...
