Pirates in baseball: Trey Yesavage has rough end to good start; Connor Norby homers

by | Jun 19, 2025

Trey Yesavage had a bad ending to another good start on Wednesday.

The East Carolina baseball alum pitched in his second game for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. It was the team’s second of a doubleheader against Somerset.

Yesavage was solid in the first two innings, giving up no runs and no hits with two strikeouts. It’s the third inning where he ran into trouble.

He gave up four runs on four hits and three walks before being pulled. New Hampshire got a run back in the fourth but could not get closer, meaning Yesavage took the loss.

He’s now 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA for the Fisher Cats. Overall, he’s still having great numbers for the season:

  • 4-1 with 2.67 ERA in 13 starts over 57.1 innings, 96 strikeouts, 26 walks, 21 runs, 17 earned, 28 hits, 0.94 WHIP

Connor Norby

Connor Norby broke a streak of sorts on Wednesday.

The East Carolina baseball alum hit a solo homer in the fifth inning in a 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. It was his fourth homer of the season.

He finished 1-for-3 at the plate.

Fellow ECU alum and Marlins manager Clayton McCullough and his team fell to 29-43 with Wednesday’s win

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

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above

  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Rained out vs. White Sox. Doubleheader on Thursday.
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Pitched one inning in 6-3 loss to Royals. Came in the sixth and struck out one to lower ERA to 2.90
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 4-2 win over Giants
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 8-1 win over Diamondbacks
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): See above

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 6-1 loss to Salt Lake
  • Zach Agnos, Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies): Colorado sent him back to Albuquerque on June 15. Did not pitch in 8-6 win over Tacoma

Double-A

  • Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): See above
  • 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): Did not play in 8-1 loss to Eugene
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-3 with a walk and run in 9-2 win over Jersey Shore
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 9-2 win over Jersey Shore
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Rained out vs. Great Lakes. No makeup scheduled.
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Rained out vs. Cedar Rapids, will play DH on Thursday
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Canceled vs. Fort Wayne. No makeup scheduled
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 6-5 win over Dunedin
  • Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 8-7 win over Fayetteville

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 20-2 loss to Tri-City

Photo credit: Connor Norby (AP photo)

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