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Veteran Maggi released from Curve roster

Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Harrisburg, 6:30 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Aaron Shortridge vs. Harrisburg TBA Record: Altoona (42-44, 8-10) From Mirror, wire reports The Altoona Curve chapter of infielder Drew Maggi’s storybook season has come to an abrupt end after his release on Monday. His release was confirmed by organization representatives. Maggi spent 13 years in the minors culminating in his Major League debut for Pittsburgh on April 26th. He played in two games with the Pirates not registering a hit before being optioned to Altoona. Mother Nature intervened and ...

New guy delivers for Curve

https://youtu.be/Kp9uzon_QHs https://youtu.be/Kp9uzon_QHs By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Mike Jarvis’ seventh inning RBI single pushed the Altoona Curve to a 1-0 victory over the Reading Fightin’ Phils Sunday night in front of 5,688 people at PNG Field. While that name probably isn’t familiar just yet, there’s good reason for that, Jarvis was promoted from High-A Greensboro Friday. Since then, it’s like Jarvis has been right at home. He notched his first Double-A hit Sunday night that plated Abrahan Gutierrez for the go-ahead and stole a base in his debut Saturday ...

Former Pirate in charge of Reading

https://youtu.be/p6rI0Q6YUFE By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The Altoona Curve offense struggled mightily en route to a 4-1 loss to the Reading Fightin’ Phils Friday night in front of 4,908 people at PNG Field. Leading the Fightin’ Phils is a name familiar to Pirates fans of the ...

Altoona gets hits at the right time

https://youtu.be/EQ4jbtazBsw By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Timely hitting propelled the Altoona Curve to a 4-3 victory over the Reading Fightin’ Phils Thursday night at PNG Field. Reading starter Mick Abel shut down the Altoona offense through five innings, allowing only two hits while walking three. Those walks proved costly as they elevated Abel’s pitch count and knocked him out of the game after the fifth inning. “As soon as we got Abel out of the game, we jumped on the board,” Curve manager Callix Crabbe said. Matt Fraizer got it started with a walk to lead ...

Curve set to honor Clemente

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror A look around PNG Field on any given night can show the most popular jersey is not one of a current player or even a current Pirate, it’s of Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. Tonight, Clemente’s No. 21 will be retired by the Altoona Curve in a pregame ceremony that will feature Clemente’s son and grandson, Roberto Clemente, Jr. and Roberto Clemente, III. It will also feature Duane Rieder, founder and curator of the Clemente Museum located in Pittsburgh. “Even around Altoona, anything we do involving Roberto Clemente is very well received, ...

Reading goes long four times in win over Curve

https://youtu.be/dt2JmaApRyE By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The Reading Fightin’ Phils used four home runs to catapult them to a 8-2 victory over the Altoona Curve Wednesday afternoon in front of 4,527 people at PNG Field. It was an uncharacteristic outing for Curve starter Aaron ...