SportsNet Pittsburgh, the television home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will air 10 games this summer involving their Double-A affiliate in Altoona.
The Altoona Curve announced Tuesday that seven home games at Peoples Natural Gas Field and three road games will air on SportsNet Pittsburgh, starting with Sunday’s game against the Akron RubberDucks, an affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians.
“We are excited to partner with SportsNet Pittsburgh to make our home games more accessible to fans all across Central Pa. and the Northeastern United States,” Curve general manager Nate Bowen said in a statement. “It is a great opportunity to reach out to a larger fan base and draw more interest from fans outside of Blair County and bring them out to the ballpark for a game. It is an excellent opportunity to expand the footprint for many of our in-stadium corporate partners who have signage throughout the stadium. This gives them the opportunity to reach a much larger audience.”
Curve broadcasters Jon Mozes and Preston Shoemaker will call the action and will be joined by former Pirate Kevin Young for select games.
SportsNet Pittsburgh, which televises Pirates and Penguins games and other local pro and college sporting events, is jointly owned by the teams and the network is managed by NESN. Four games will air on SportsNet Pittsburgh and six will air on SportsNet Pittsburgh+.
The schedule, which is subject to change, also includes games against the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) on July 14 and Aug. 18, Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) on July 31, Aug. 1 and Sept. 11-12, and Hartford Yard Goats on Sept. 4, 5 and 8.
Fans can watch games with their TV provider on SportsNet Pittsburgh and SportsNet Pittsburgh+. Local fans can also access games via SportsNet Pittsburgh’s streaming service, SNP 360, by logging in with their TV provider or subscribing directly at www.GetSNP360.com.
