Regional Sports Network to Broadcast 153 Pirates Games

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AT&T SportsNet, the official TV home of the Pittsburgh Pirates,
announced today it will produce and distribute 153 regular season games
and 10 spring training games. The season starts on the road in
Cincinnati on March 28^th against the Reds, with the first
home game being on April 1^st versus the division rivals St.
Louis Cardinals. The network broadcasts will include pre-game and
post-game shows all season.

Greg Brown and Joe Block will handle play-by play duties again this
season, with Steve Blass, Bob Walk and John Wehner continuing as the
color analysts. AT&T SportsNet on-air personality Robby Incmikoski will
provide coverage from the field as Pirates sideline reporter and former
Pirates catcher Michael McKenry will return to provide pre-game and
post-game analysis. Joining Incmikoski and McKenry throughout the season
are AT&T SportsNet’s Stan Savran and Rob King, who will host Pirates
pre-game and post-game shows, and Dan Potash, who will handle both
anchoring and sideline responsibilities.

This season will mark the end of an era, as after 60 years with the
organization, Pirates legend Steve Blass will retire from his broadcast
duties at the end of the season. AT&T SportsNet will honor Steve Blass
by celebrating his distinguished career with special features and
stories from former teammates that will look back on his Pirates career,
both as a player and broadcaster. These features will air every Saturday
night throughout the season.

AT&T SportsNet will also honor the 40^th anniversary of
the Pirates 1979 World Series Championship this season. The network will
air special programing that celebrates the ’79 anniversary with key
moments and stories about the team that will air in every Sunday pregame
show which will coincide with the Pirates wearing the ’79 uniforms on
Sunday home games.

Returning this season AT&T SportsNet will make Pirates games available
for AT&T SportsNet subscribers to stream through a participating
authorized television provider in the territory, on our AT&T SportsNet
mobile apps and web platform when located in the same region. Games will
be available to those viewers who subscribe to a cable, telco, or
satellite pay TV provider that carries AT&T SportsNet and has agreed to
allow their customers streaming access.

In addition to game broadcasts, AT&T SportsNet will provide fans with
extra Pirates coverage all season long including LIVE Pirates Pregame
presented by W.B. Mason and Pirates post-game presented by Allegheny
Health Network for all 153 games, new episodes of Inside Pirates
Baseball presented by Allegheny Health Network, and other exclusive
Pirates-related programming.

Click here
to view the complete 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates schedule.

Subject to blackouts. Territorial restrictions apply.

AT&T SportsNet™ is the television home of the Pittsburgh Pirates and
Pittsburgh Penguins. The network delivers more than 350 live events each
year across five states. AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh is owned and operated
by AT&T Sports Networks, which operates regional sports networks in the
Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions. The three networks
combined reach across 19 states and own exclusive rights to produce and
distribute live events from more than 15 teams and conferences.

Contacts

For media inquiries, please contact Annie Damron- [email protected]