PirateFest a Huge Hit in Pittsburgh
Annual festival draws a record crowd of 16,986
The Pittsburgh Pirates held their annual PirateFest over the weekend at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Nearly 17,000 fans came out to meet with players and team officials and get ready for an exciting 2013 season.
Andrew McCutchen, fresh off a career year in 2012, signs an autograph for a fan wearing his jersey.
The 16,986 fans in attendance set a new PirateFest record, overtaking the top mark from the 2010 PirateFest.
Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle meets with fans. Hurdle is set to begin his third season at the helm of the Pirates.
Pedro Alvarez is used to hitting with "ducks on the pond," but over the weekend he settled for manning the duck pond at PirateFest.