Kevin McClatchy’s vision of a baseball-only stadium in Pittsburgh starts to become more of a reality when PNC Bank strikes a deal with the Pirates calling the Bucs’ new home PNC Park. The new ballpark, which will be highly praised, will host its first game in 2001.

On August 6, 1998 — Kevin McClatchy’s vision of a baseball-only stadium in Pittsburgh starts to become more of a reality when PNC Bank strikes a deal with the Pirates calling the Bucs’ new home PNC Park. The new ballpark, which will be highly praised, will host its first game in 2001.

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