Marcos Scutaro,better known as Marco Scutaro,is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He bats and throws right-handed. Scutaro made his major league debut with the New York Mets in 2002,and subsequently played for the Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Boston Red Sox,Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants. Scutaro was named the most valuable player of the 2012 National League Championship Series while with the Giants;he and the team then won the 2012 World Series over the Detroit Tigers.
Omar Enrique Vizquel González,nicknamed "Little O",is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 24-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners,Cleveland Indians,San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and Toronto Blue Jays. In Venezuela he played for Leones del Caracas. From 2014 to 2017,he was the Detroit Tigers' first-base,infield and baserunning coach. He was manager for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.
Juan Cespedes Uribe Tena is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played shortstop,third base and second base during his career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,Chicago White Sox,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,Atlanta Braves,New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He bats and throws right-handed.
Charles Vincent "Vinnie" Chulk is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is of Cuban heritage.
Dustin Eli Whiteside is an American former professional baseball catcher who is currently a roving catching instructor for the San Francisco Giants. He stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall,weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). He batted and threw right-handed. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,San Francisco Giants,and Chicago Cubs.
Kevin Vincent Frandsen is an American sports broadcaster and former professional baseball utility player. Frandsen played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Philadelphia Phillies,and Washington Nationals. He provided television color commentary for the Nationals in the 2022 season.
Travis Takashi Ishikawa is an American former professional baseball first baseman and current Minor League coach. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Milwaukee Brewers,Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ishikawa has also filled in as an outfielder at times in his career.
Brian Burres is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Burres' best pitch is his changeup. He also has a high 80s-low 90 MPH fastball and a curveball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates and in the CPBL for the Lamigo Monkeys.
Pablo Emilio Sandoval Reyes is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball third baseman in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Giants,Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves. He stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall,and weighs 268 pounds (122 kg). Nicknamed "Kung Fu Panda",Sandoval is a two-time All-Star and has won three World Series championships with the Giants. He hit three home runs in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series,becoming the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game,leading to his being named that year's World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). During the offseason,Sandoval plays for the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (VPBL).
Rubén Darío Tejada is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,and Baltimore Orioles.
Matthew Russell Downs Sr. is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). Previously,he had played for the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros. He bats and throws right-handed.
Brian Christopher Jeroloman is an American baseball coach and former catcher,who is the current hitting coach and recruiting coordinator for the FIU Panthers. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg),he bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Jeroloman spent 11 seasons at various levels of Minor League Baseball,playing for farm teams of the Toronto Blue Jays,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Washington Nationals.
The 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 129th season of the franchise;the 124th in the National League. This was their tenth season at PNC Park. The 2010 season was the Pirates' MLB-record 18th consecutive losing season.. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 57–105,their worst record since 1952.
Emmanuel Allen Burriss is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,Washington Nationals,and Philadelphia Phillies. He is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed. While primarily a second baseman,Burriss played a variety of positions during his career.
Chase Jonathan d'Arnaud,is an American former professional baseball utility player. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Philadelphia Phillies,Atlanta Braves,Boston Red Sox,San Diego Padres,and San Francisco Giants.
Ángel Aristedes Chávez is a Panamanian professional baseball infielder. He made his Major League Baseball debut as an infielder with a late-season call up in 2005 for the San Francisco Giants. He has compiled a .269 career average with 74 home runs,478 RBI and 98 stolen bases,in 936 minor league contests. He originally signed with the San Francisco Giants as a non-drafted free agent on October 30,1998. He was born in David,Chiriquí,Panama.
Alen Rery Hanson Michel is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Mexican League. A second baseman and outfielder,Hanson made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 17,2016,and has also played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,San Francisco Giants,and Toronto Blue Jays. He has additionally played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Robert Jacob Brantly is an American professional baseball catcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. The Detroit Tigers drafted Brantly in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins,Chicago White Sox,Philadelphia Phillies,San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees. Before beginning his professional career,Brantly played college baseball for the UC Riverside Highlanders.
Christopher Lee Heston is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball for East Carolina University and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins. On June 9,2015,he threw the 17th no-hitter in Giants franchise history.
The 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 137th season overall,132nd season as a member of the National League,and the 18th season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished the season in fourth place in the National League Central,with a record of 82–79 and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
