The sign featured Clemente’s name and his No. 21. Replacing it is an advertisement for Surfside, an alcoholic drink.
The Pittsburgh Pirates caused a rift in the fan base over the weekend as the team appeared to remove a tribute to baseball legend Roberto Clemente.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will restore a sign depicting franchise icon Roberto Clemente to the right field wall following fan backlash at its removal. In the sign's place is an ad for Surfside alcoholic ...
The Pirates announced Sunday that they will be adding the No. 21 logo back to the right field wall to honor Roberto Clemente at PNC Park after the franchise icon's family expressed their unhappiness ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates responded to their latest controversy by reversing their decision to remove a logo with Hall of Famer ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are putting Roberto Clemente’s logo back on a pad in right field after replacing it with an ad.
The Pirates said the tribute was never meant to be permanent but apologized for not notifying the family about the change.