Miracle League athletes meet Pirates players, pierogies
CRANBERRY TWP — The Miracle League baseball diamond became their own field of dreams Saturday for 24 Miracle League athletes.
Not only did they get to meet the Pirate Parrot, the racing pierogies from PNC Park and Pirates players Tyler Beede, Chase De Jong, Jason Delay, Zach Thompson and All-Star David Bednar, a Mars native, but the big leaguers put on a skills clinic.
The children and young adults with special needs got instruction on hitting, throwing and fielding, as well as the young athletes’ favorite activity: running the bases. They were accompanied by their buddies, adult volunteers who assist the player in batting and running the bases.
From 9 a.m. to noon the UPMC Passavant Sportsplex at Graham Park’s Miracle Field hosted 24 young athletes, three each from eight regional Miracle League organizations.
Pirates owner Bob Nutting was in attendance as well on a picture-perfect day for baseball.
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