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As he stood in the Pirates’ clubhouse yesterday morning, Drew Maggi recalled the only other time in his life that he graced the field at PNC Park. He was there with his mom, Sarah, after being drafted in 2010.

“I said, ‘Mom, this is beautiful,’” Maggi said. “I had a really good feeling inside. I even remember telling her, ‘I can see myself playing here one day.’”

Maggi, who has logged 4,494 career Minor League plate appearances in 13 seasonssince, has never played in a Major League game. Sunday wasn’t his first Major League callup though. On Sept. 18, 2021, the Twins promoted Maggi, but he didn’t get a chance to play.

Back in the big leagues, Maggi was not in the starting lineup against the Reds and didn’t make an appearance off the bench as the Pirates picked up their seventh consecutive win with a 2-0 victory. But a decade and change after being drafted by the Bucs, Maggi finally has the opportunity to don the black and gold.

He won’t win any style points, but Joc Pederson got the job done for the Giants when he hustled home for the game-winning run.

The defending World Series champs vs. MLB’s best team so far in 2023 is among the most intriguing matchups on tap for the coming week.

A’s left fielder Tony Kemp took flight in Texas to pull off one of the day’s top plays.

After seeing his batting average drop and his strikeouts skyrocket the past two seasons, Matt Chapman knew he needed to make a change.Three weeks into the season, it is clearly working.

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