# Joe Block Reflects on His Path to the Pirates Broadcast Booth

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Podcast: [Bucs' Bounty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bucs-bounty-7389450)
Published: 2026-07-22T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week on Bucs’ Bounty, Steven Brault is joined by Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play announcer Joe Block. They discuss Joe’s career, from six-plus-hour minor league bus rides to working alongside Bob Uecker in Milwaukee to landing in Pittsburgh with the Pirates—plus everything in between. They also talk about why this season has been so different for the Pirates, the biggest surprise of the year so far, and more—tune in! Videos you may like 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlzfUalBJqnRg_42V-kWYn2aX00vPOH4n ----------------------------------------------- For more Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins content, including live games, download the SNP 360 app TODAY! 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://getsnp360.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----------------------------------------------- #Pirates #MLB #Baseball #PittsburghPirates #412 #PiratesNews #PiratesPodcast #PiratesTalk #BucsBounty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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