Pirates in baseball: Connor Norby, Clayton McCullough, Marlins win again

by | Jul 8, 2025

It was a relatively quiet night for the East Carolina alumni in the majors on Monday.

With the minor league teams off, the focus turned on the games that were played. Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals were off while everyone else was in action or didn’t see the playing field.

East Carolina baseball alumni Connor Norby, Clayton McCullough and the Miami Marlins beat the Reds, 5-1. It improved the Fish to 41-48 overall, 11-3 over the past two weeks. Norby went 1-for-4 in the win.

Also of note is Gavin Williams and the Cleveland Guardians ended a 10-game losing streak with a win on Monday while Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays continued their winning ways. Williams and Hoffman did not pitch in their games.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Monday. The minor league players had Monday off.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 1-for-3 in 5-1 win over Reds
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Off Monday. Hosting Nationals on Tuesday.
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Pitched one inning in 6-5 loss to Angels. Gave up two runs on three hits. His ERA is now at 3.52.
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 7-5 win over Astros. Win ended 10-game losing streak.
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 8-4 win over White Sox. Was ninth straight victory.
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Beat Reds 5-1 to improve to 41-48
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 9-3 loss to Red Sox

Photo credit: Connor Norby (AP photo)

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