FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Starling Marte took a pitch.
Seriously, he watched it go right by. Didn't offer. Didn't even lean.
Then he kept taking them until trotting out to first base.
Then, a few innings later in the Pirates' 3-1 win over the Twins on this steamy Wednesday at Hammond Stadium, he did it again, marking the third time in nine plate appearances this spring he's exhibited actual patience at the plate.
Man, and you thought the Penguins and Steelers were the only ones making big news this afternoon.
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