Pirates RHP Wil Crowe will start spring training opener Friday against Yankees

Kevin Gorman
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Pirates pitcher Wil Crowe, shown delivering a pitch during the first inning against the Diamondbacks on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at PNC Park, will start the spring training opener Friday against the New York Yankees.

Wil Crowe will be on the mound Friday when the Pittsburgh Pirates open Grapefruit League play against the New York Yankees at 1:05 p.m. at LECOM Park.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton said right-handers Crowe, Jerad Eickhoff and Kyle Nicolas will pitch early for the Pirates, with others in relief, and that starting position players might be limited to two or three innings instead of the typical five innings because of the shortened spring training delayed by the lockout.

Right-hander Mitch Keller is expected to start against the Detroit Tigers at 1:05 p.m. Saturday at LECOM Park.