Welcome to Bechtold’s Core Four, where I preview four Pittsburgh Pirates topics, events, or storylines worth following this week. In a new weekly feature, we’ll discover what you would keep an eye on as the week progresses in the world of the Pirates and Major League Baseball. Let’s go.
Goodbye Oakland Coliseum
The Pirates will make their final trip to the Oakland Coliseum starting Monday for a three-game series against the A’s. It marks the final time the Pirates will play in Oakland before the A’s move their home games to Sacramento, home to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.