Bailey Falter and Joey Bart are in secure places, a change from previous springs in which they were in roster battles. They had mixed results for the Pirates in a 12-3 loss to the Yankees on Monday night,

Joey Bart provided all the offense the Pittsburgh Pirates managed under the lights against the New York Yankees in their 12-3 loss on Monday. Bart recorded two of the Pirates’ three hits in the game and drove in all three runs with one big swing in the third inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart warms up before a spring training baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Joey Bart crushes a three-run home run for the Pirates in the third inning vs. the Yankees.

He's expected to be the Pirates' primary catcher in 2025, and his start to spring training has seemingly solidified that role.

With one swing, Oneil Cruz turned the tide on a tied game. Cruz crushed a 2-2 changeup from Jake Bloss, sending it over the boardwalk in center field for a three-run home run that sailed out of LECOM Park.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping that catcher Joey Bart can contribute in a big way for the team in the 2025 season. Bart, 28, was acquired by the Bucs in early April 2024 to help the team’s ailing catcher situation,

Bailey Falter and Joey Bart are in secure places, a change from previous springs in which they were in roster battles. They had mixed results for the Pirates in a 12-3 loss to the Yankees on Monday night,

Joey Bart and Henry Davis entered professional baseball with high expectations. Based on their draft pedigree, both had the ceiling of being All-Star caliber catchers. Bart was selected second overall in 2018 by the San Francisco Giants.

Consecutive blasts from the heart of the Pirates’ lineup proved to be the difference in their 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at LECOM Park on Wednesday afternoon.

Leading up to the 2024 season, Joey Bart did something new to prepare: he started working with a hitting coach. In his eyes, he “just went up there and swung” early in his career. Leading up to that pivotal year of his career,

The catcher position in fantasy is relatively shallow, which is all the more reason why managers could seek out a valuable fantasy baseball sleeper.