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Leyba’s return is enjoyed

https://youtu.be/Sd-LSeuQEJw By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror After a season hampered by injury, Domingo Leyba’s two-run home run set the tone for a 4-0 Altoona Curve victory over the Reading Fightin’ Phils Tuesday night in front of 6,158 people at PNG Field. Leyba blasted his third home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie. Tuesday’s game was only Leyba’s third since leaving due to injury on May 31st and fourth since his initial injury May 7th. Prior to his injury, he was hitting .329 with two home runs. He picked up right where he ...

Sabol finding success in rookie MLB year

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror PITTSBURGH — Last year, Blake Sabol was handing Pirates outfielder Jack Suwinski his car keys through the left field net. Over the weekend, he was facing off against his former roommate and teammate at PNC Park as a member of the San Francisco ...

Curve’s offense silent in loss to Fisher Cats

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Altoona Curve’s offense was limited to just four hits and three walks in a 7-2 defeat at New Hampshire on Friday night The Curve turned to righty Beau Sulser in a starting role, his first appearance for the team since the 2019 season when he earned Co-Pitcher of the Year honors for Altoona. Sulser struck out four but was charged with the loss after surrendering a first inning homer to Damiano Palmegiani and three runs in the second. The Curve managed their lone runs on a Chavez Young walk and homer from Matt Fraizer in the third inning to make it a 4-2 ...

Curve will retire No. 21 to honor Clemente

The Altoona Curve recently announced Clemente Night on Friday, July 21, when the Curve host the Reading Fightin’ Phils at Peoples Natural Gas Field at 6 p.m. The Curve will officially retire the No. 21 uniform in honor of the former Pirates star. The No. 21 will be the second number retired in franchise history, joined by Adam Hyzdu’s No. 16. The retirement ceremony will take place prior to the game at approximately 5:40 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and be in their seats for the ceremony. The No. 21 plaque commemorating the number retirement will be unveiled in ...

Series finale postponed

Sunday’s game between Altoona and Erie was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up on Wednesday, Aug. 9 with a doubleheader beginning at 12:05 p.m. Altoona won back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday to take the series over the SeaWolves with three wins on the week. The Curve will have four days off for the All-Star break before traveling to New Hampshire for a three-game series beginning on Friday night. On Saturday night, Jackson Glenn recorded multiple hits for the second game in a row for the Curve, finishing 2-for-5 with three RBIs as Altoona defeated ...

Gonzalez hoping life lessons from famous dad pay off

Impressive lineage Jacob Gonzalez’s father, Luis, was an MLB player from 1990-2008. He played with the Astros, Cubs, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Marlins. He finished with 354 home runs and 1,439 RBIs. He hit 57 home runs and 142 RBIs in 2001, the year Arizona won the World ...