Altoona Curve – Around the Curve

From the Vault: Altoona captures 2017 Eastern League Championship

April 18, 2020

By Garett Mansfield AltoonaCurve.com Click here to view the box score Why it mattered September 14, 2017 was a monumental day in Altoona’s sports history. With all the success by area high schools, Penn State’s national championships and the titles by Pittsburgh’s clubs are all accomplishments shared by the community. However, none of those were won … More From the Vault: Altoona captures 2017 Eastern League Championship

MLB Longevity of Curve Alumni

March 26, 2020

By Garett Mansfield AltoonaCurve.com Today would have been Major League Opening Day. Instead, we are reminiscing fond memories of seasons past. If you haven’t re-watched the Pirates-Reds 2013 Wild Card Game yet, I highly recommend that you do. To draw this back to an Altoona perspective, we often celebrate former players that went on to play … More MLB Longevity of Curve Alumni

2019 AFL Recap: Pirates Prospects in Peoria

October 31, 2019

By Garett Mansfield AltoonaCurve.com The Arizona Fall League concluded last week after the Salt River Rafters bettered the Surprise Saguaros in the league’s championship game. Seven members of the 2019 Altoona Curve represented the Pittsburgh Pirates and played next to prospects from the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners that comprised … More 2019 AFL Recap: Pirates Prospects in Peoria

Paniagua’s playing, life experiences translating to success as coach

August 23, 2019

By Michael Marcantonini AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. — First-year Altoona Curve assistant coach Salvador Paniagua sits in the first base dugout and reminisces about the day he signed his first professional contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2001. He remembers what it was like to leave home, to be thrown into a new culture with … More Paniagua’s playing, life experiences translating to success as coach