“I promise you that ball is going to get to home plate.” “I ain’t picked up a ball in five years,” Burnett said. “It’s probably gonna be in the dirt, I’m gonna have to block it, and I’m not ready for that.”īurnett, who retired after the 2015 season, joked that he’s only in the fifth day of his throwing program but swore that he wasn’t going to throw a breaking pitch to his old battery mate. “It’s gonna be fun … unless he throws me a curveball,” said Martin, who retired last year after 14 seasons in the majors. The moment will reunite the battery as the Pirates celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their 94-win team that ended two decades of consecutive losing seasons by clinching a wild-card berth, where they beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, to advance to the NL divisional round. Burnett will throw out the ceremonial first pitch to catcher Russell Martin for the home opener against the Chicago White Sox on April 7.
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