Eastern League Southwest Divisionaltoona curve Pittsburgh Pirates

Manager Callix Crabbe (1st year)

PEOPLE’S NATURAL GAS FIELD

Year Opened: 1999 Capacity: 7,210

Field Dimensions: LF: 325’ CF: 405’ RF: 325’ 2022 Record: 71-66

Last Playoff Appearance: 2018

Titles Won: 2 (2010, 2017)

Years in League: 1999-2023

Mascots: Loco, Tenacious, Al Tuna, Diesel Dawg

Top Prospects

1. Endy Rodriguez, C

2. Termarr Johnson, 2B

3. Henry Davis, C

4. Luis Ortiz, RHP

5. Quinn Priester, RHP

6. Bubba Chandler, RHP/SS

7. Liover Peguero, SS

8. Nick Gonzales, 2B

9. Michael Burrows, RHP

10.Thomas Harrington, RHP

Field Staff

Manager: Callix Crabbe

Hitting Coach: Jon Nunnally

Pitching Coach: Cale Johnson

Performance Coach: Blake Butler

Bench Coach: Gary Green

Notable Alumni

Bronson Arroyo, Jose Bautista, Gerrit Cole, Josh Harrison, Brock Holt, Starling Marte, Andrew McCutchen, Austin Meadows, Steve Pearce, Gregory Polanco

Crabbe, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, spent the 2022 season as the Manger of the Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A, South Atlantic League) and the organization’s Assistant Hitting Coordinator; he led the Grasshoppers to 58 wins and oversaw the development of several top Pirates prospects who matriculated to Double-A Altoona during the season, including catchers Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez as well as outfielder Matt Gorski. Crabbe played ten years of professional baseball after he was selected in the 12th round of the 2002 MLB Draft out of Manatee Community College in Bradenton by the Milwaukee Brewers. Crabbe was named the Best Defensive Second Baseman in the California League in 2004 while also being named an All-Star by Baseball America. Crabbe was selected by San Diego in the 2008 Major League Rule 5 Draft and made his major league debut on April 3, 2008 and picked up his first major league hit off Brad Hennessey at San Francisco just five days later. Crabbe played 21 games with the Padres and totaled six hits in 39 major league plate appearances before joining the Seattle Mariners for the 2009 season and spending the final two seasons of his playing career with the Toronto Blue Jays where he played 150 games with Eastern League rival New Hampshire across the 2010 and ’11 seasons. He earned an Eastern League Championship ring in 2011 with the Fisher Cats. In all, Crabbe played nearly 1100 games in his professional career and batted .264 with a .359 on-base percentage including 43 home runs, 384 runs batted in and 200 stolen bases.

Mascot Loco

Altoona introduced a brand new mascot in 2016, Loco the Golden Locatami. According to legend, the Golden Locatami were creatures native to the Allegheny Mountains with golden-yellow fur who helped boost morale and create a fun, high-energy atmosphere for railroad workers building the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona. Steamer, Altoona’s former mascot who retired after the 2015 season and is now the team’s

CFO (Chief Fun Officer), found Loco while making his way around the Horseshoe Curve during his farewell tour in 2015. He taught Loco everything he knows about being a mascot.

The Curve are named after a historic nearby 2,375 foot horseshoe curve in the railroad tracks that winds through the Allegheny Mountains. | Altoona’s ballpark features a roller coaster in right field, part of Lakemont Park. | Altoona’s leading hitter in 2012, Brock Holt, was traded to the Boston Red Sox in the deal that also sent closer Joel Hanrahan to the Red Sox.

Team

2022