Joey Bart, the No. 2 pick in the 2018 draft, was traded in April and has hit three home runs for the Pirates so far
Pittsburg Pirates catcher Joey Bart chats with the media before their MLB game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, April 26, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO – Standing near the first base line on a blustery Friday afternoon and across from the Giants dugout that Pirates catcher Joey Bart intermittently called home for four seasons, the former top pick recalled the whirlwind experience of being traded in April.
He’s focused on getting acclimated to the Pirates, but also enjoyed being back in the Bay Area. He could be seen talking former teammate Logan Webb before the game. The Giants tabbed Bart as the future of the franchise when they selected him No. 2 overall out of Georgia Tech in the 2018 overall draft. The team hoped Peach State lightning would strike twice behind the plate, with Georgia native Buster Posey winding down his Hall of Fame career.
Pirates catcher Joey Bart , shown here in a file photo, was drafted by the Giants in 2018/Bay Area News Group) He credited teammates like Pirates icon and former Giant Andrew McCutchen for helping him adjust to the Steel City. Davis, who got the starting nod on Friday over the new addition, is in a situation Bart was in not too long ago, and is part of a group that includes the former Giant as players who are trying to unlock their potential in Pittsburg.
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