15 Pirates players scheduled to appear at PiratesFest

Pittsburgh Pirates season-ticket holders and other fans will be able to meet and secure autographs from as many as 15 players during PiratesFest on Jan. 26 at PNC Park.

Five separate sessions, with three players in each, are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sessions, which will take place in the Jim Beam Left Field Lounge, are as follows:

9:30 to 11 a.m. – Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, with left fielder Corey Dickerson and pitcher Steven Brault.

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Pitchers Kyle Crick and Jordan Lyles, with third baseman Jung Ho Kang.

12:30 to 2 p.m. – First baseman Josh Bell, shortstop Kevin Newman and pitcher Clay Holmes.

2 to 3:30 p.m. – Pitchers Jameson Taillon, Nick Kingham and J.T. Brubaker.

3:30 to 5 p.m. – Outfielders Starling Marte and Lonnie Chisenhall and shortstop Cole Tucker.

Tickets to each autograph session will be available for a $20 donation to the City of Pittsburgh’s Fraternal Order of Police Injured Officers Fund and the newly formed local Public Safety Support Trust Fund. Each session will be limited to 125 people.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for season-ticket holders and 12 to 5 p.m. for the general public. Plus, there will be kids-only autograph sessions throughout the day for anyone 14 and under. Those sessions won’t require a donation.

Season ticket holders can secure tickets, starting Monday, through their “MyTix” account. The public sale begins at 12 p.m. Wednesday at pirates.com/PiratesFest.

Jerry DiPaola is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Jerry at jdipaola@tribweb.com or via Twitter @JDiPaola_Trib.