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Pirates, Marlins set for San Juan

The Pirates and Miami Marlins will play two games in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2016.

Major League Baseball made the reported trip, which will be May 30-31, official Thursday. MLB also announced that Roberto Clemente Day, usually celebrated in September, will be observed May 31.

“Roberto Clemente embodied what it means to be a Pittsburgh Pirate, a player of great determination, grit and skill on the field who also embraced the more weighty obligation to make a difference in the lives of others off the field,” Pirates president Frank Coonelly said in a statement. “We very much look forward to bringing 2015 Roberto Clemente Award-winner Andrew McCutchen and the rest of the 2016 Pirates to Roberto’s homeland to take on the Miami Marlins before the passionate baseball fans in Puerto Rico.”

The Pirates and Marlins will play at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, the commonwealth’s capital. The Pirates most recently played in Puerto Rico in 2004, and the previous MLB games there took place in 2010,.

The games count as home games for the Marlins. The Pirates will play two games in Miami after the two-game series in San Juan.

Also announced Thursday, the Pirates’ first game of the 2016 regular season against the St. Louis Cardinals was moved up one day, to Sunday, April 3.

The time change accommodates an ESPN broadcast schedule that will show all 10 2015 playoff teams April 3-4. The Pirates and Cardinals play at 1:05, making theirs the first game of the 2016 season.

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