Pirates in baseball: Connor Norby, Ryan McCrystal help teams to victory

by | Jun 25, 2025

Connor Norby helped Miami get off to a hot start and seal up a win Tuesday against San Francisco.

The Marlins won 4-2 as the East Carolina University baseball alum went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI. He singled in a run in the top of the second as Miami extended its lead to 2-0. He then singled and scored in the seventh for what proved to be the final margin.

The win improved the Marlins to 32-45 under first-year head coach and ECU alum Clayton McCullough.

Ryan McCrystal

He started, batted leadoff and was the catcher for Daytona in a 6-3 win over Palm Beach on Tuesday.

McCrystal was 2-for-4 with a run and RBI at the plate. He is now hitting .297 for the season and continues his hot June at the plate. He’s hitting .422 (19 for 45) with eight runs, three doubles, a triple, a homer and 12 RBI this month.

On Tuesday, he hit his third triple of the season in the seventh, driving in a run. He later scored. He also singled in the third inning.

Scheduled to pitch

— Gavin Williams goes for the Guardians tonight at 6:35 p.m. against the Blue Jays.

— Trey Yesavage gets a start against Hartford at 7:10 p.m.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Tuesday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 0-for-3 with RBI in 8-7 win over Cubs. He had a sacrifice fly that helped the Cardinals to an 8-5 lead in the fourth.
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 6-5 win over Orioles
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 10-6 loss to Blue Jays. Scheduled to pitch against Blue Jays on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m.
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 10-6 win over Guardians
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): See above

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Fell to 7-5 on the season after getting the loss in 13-2 Oklahoma City win. Pitched 4.1 innings, gave up seven earned runs on six hits with four walks and three strikeouts. He gave up two homers and saw his ERA rise to 4.64.
  • Zach Agnos, Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies): Did not pitch in 11-6 win over Las Vegas

Double-A

  • Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 3-1 loss to Hartford
  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain (began June 12)
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 0-for-4 win 6-3 win over Tri-City
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-2 with walk in 1-0 loss to Wilmington
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 1-0 loss to Wilmington
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 7-3 loss to Beloit
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 2-for-4 with a run scored in 7-3 win over Peoria. Hit his first triple and scored in the fourth to give Beloit 5-0 lead
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): See above
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Didn’t pitch i 3-0 loss to Lakeland
  • Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 12-1 win over Columbia

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 3-2 win over Mississippi

Photo credit: Connor Norby (AP photo)

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