When dreaming about the riches an MLB career can offer, Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Hyun Seung Lee understands that great sacrifices are called for.
On Florida’s Gulf Coast, 50 miles south of Tampa, is Pirate City. Just off Route 64, along Roberto Clemente Memorial Way in “The Friendly City” of Bradenton on 27th Street East is where dreams of careers with the National League club are made. Since 1969, aspiring ballplayers whose skills caught a scout’s eye, be it at college, high school, or in organized leagues, have been taking the opportunities afforded to them at the club’s training facility.
