PITTSBURGH — A new athlete has just been signed as a competitor in the “Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race.”
PNC Park Events announced on Twitter that Potato Pete will be joining the current list of racers taking a competitive tater-tote around the stadium.
BREAKING: Potato Pete is BACK.
— PNC Park Events (@PNCParkEvents) March 22, 2023
We have signed Potato Pete to a Major League deal to run in Mrs. T’s Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race. pic.twitter.com/SjxJCNVWUv
Pete will race against Sauerkraut Saul, Cheese Chester, Jalapeno Hannah, Oliver Onion and Bacon Burt.
“We have signed Potato Pete to a Major League deal to run in Mrs. T’s Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race,” PNC Park Events said on Twitter.
The races are held at the end of the fifth inning during every Pittsburgh Pirates home game.
The pierogies run for a total of 280 yards during each race.
Potato Pete was one of the original three pierogis to run in the race when it originally started.
The competition will be fierce with Mrs. T’s themselves saying their pierogis stand out from the rest, which is why their pierogis are spelled with a “y” instead of an “i.”
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