Everything has changed
On July 20, 2003, Aramis Ramirez led off the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run into PNC Park's left-field seats. Three days later he was traded to the Cubs for Jose Hernandez, Bobby Hill and Matt Bruback. The lopsided and purely financially driven trade was the darkest of dark times for the franchise and its fans.
Twelve years later on a humid and sticky night in Pittsburgh, Ramirez crushed a three-run home to put the Pirates up 3-0 in the first inning. It was his first home run as a Pirate in Pittsburgh since that July game in 2003.