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Cole Young hits clutch homer in homecoming as Mariners beat Pirates - Tue, 23 Jun 2026 PST

PITTSBURGH – The small pocket of fans sitting just behind the first-base dugout – a group of 25 that included his parents, other relatives and even his high-school baseball coach – immediately rose in hopeful anticipation as the ball left Cole Young’s black Marucci bat.

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What happened Cole Young hits clutch homer in homecoming as Mariners beat Pirates - Tue, 23 Jun 2026 PST.
The headline split The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) frames it as "Cole Young hits clutch homer in homecoming as Mariners beat Pirates - Tue, 23 Jun 2026 PST". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette frames it as "Local product Cole Young spoils Mitch Keller's night as the Mariners beat the Pirates".
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CenterCole Young hits clutch homer in homecoming as Mariners beat Pirates - Tue, 23 Jun 2026 PST

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Jun 24, 1:36 AM

Cole Young hits clutch homer in homecoming as Mariners beat Pirates - Tue, 23 Jun 2026 PST

PITTSBURGH – The small pocket of fans sitting just behind the first-base dugout – a group of 25 that included his parents, other relatives and even his high-school baseball coach – immediat...

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jun 24, 3:46 AM

Pittsburgh native Cole Young hits 2-run home run to help get Mariners past Pirates, 3-2

Cole Young hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning in his first major league game in his hometown to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jun 24, 2:28 AM

Cole Young hits a two-run home run in the 7th as the Mariners defeat the Pirates 3-2

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Cole Young hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · Jun 24, 1:27 AM

Local product Cole Young spoils Mitch Keller's night as the Mariners beat the Pirates

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Jun 24, 1:27 AM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Jun 24, 1:36 AM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Jun 24, 2:28 AM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Jun 24, 3:46 AM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

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