Cole Young’s Hometown Heroics

Cole Young, the Pittsburgh-born Mariners rookie, delivered a career-defining moment with a game-winning home run at PNC Park — in front of family, friends, and his high school coach — sealing a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. It was his first time playing at the ballpark, and the Mariners’ offense powered through on just two homers, including one from Cal Raleigh. Despite early struggles for pitcher George Kirby and shaky defense, Kirby turned it around with a dominant sweeper pitch, striking out five. The bullpen locked it down with José Ferrer, Eduard Bazardo, and Andrés Muñoz striking out the side in the ninth. Young, a consistent everyday player despite injury woes, turned a surreal at-bat into a fairy-tale moment — a fitting reward for his grit and loyalty. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/34af52ea2ed5663a