TORREY. IT’S A GREAT DAY FOR SOME BASEBALL. THE PIRATES ARE BACK AND BRINGING WITH THEM SOME NEW ADDITIONS TO YOUR GAME DAY, SWINGING INTO A NEW PIRATES SEASON. AND THAT FIRST HIT WILL BE IN THE CENTER OF A BLACKOUT. IT’S SO COOL. AND I THINK WHAT’S WHAT’S AMAZING ABOUT THAT IS THAT EFFORT COMPLETELY LED BY THE PLAYERS. AND IT WAS THEIR IDEA, SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO DRIVE AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEM. AND WE KNOW OUR FANS ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL. A MOVE CREATED BY THE PLAYERS, BUT THE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE BALLPARK THAT YOU’LL NOTICE. PIRATES VP STEPHEN PERKINS SAYS WE’RE INSPIRED BY YOU, THE FANS. NUMBER ONE THING WE HEARD FROM THEM IS QUICKER ENTRY INTO THE BALLPARK. SO THERE’S NEW TECHNOLOGY AT THE GATES. IT’S GOING TO ALLOW FANS TO GET IN QUICKER. WE’VE ALSO REVERTED OUR BACK POLICY BACK TO THE OLD BACK POLICY, A PRE COVID 19 BANK POLICY, NOW ALLOWING 16 BY 16 BY EIGHT BAGS INTO PNC PARK. A NEW SCOREBOARD AND MORE FOOD. EXECUTIVE CHEF GABOR COVERT SAYS IT’S ALL INSPIRED BY THE STEEL CITY. WE HAVE A NEW SIGNATURE ITEM FOR THE PARK. IT’S A PICKLE CURD PUFF CHEDDAR, A WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE TOPPED WITH MALT VINEGAR, RANCH POWDER TO BE MAKING HOUSE ROASTED, GARLIC CRUNCHY. OR HE ALSO MADE IN HOUSE SLICED PICKLES. REALLY, IT’S ALL ABOUT ELEVATING THE GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE FOR FANS. AND THE GATES WILL OPEN HERE AT 212 THIS AFTERNOON HERE. PN