The Pittsburgh Pirates are putting Roberto Clemente’s logo back on a pad in right field after replacing it with an ad. A post shared by Roberto Clemente Jr. created buzz on social media on Saturday.

The Pirates have released another statement on the team's decision to cover a Roberto Clemente tribute logo with an advertisement, this one coming from team president Travis Williams.

Pittsburgh Pirates President Travis Williams said PNC Park will be adding Roberto Clemente's No. 21 logo back after multiple social media posts showed the logo was replaced Saturday evening.

The right field never felt so wrong. The post Pirates Trigger Widespread Fan Outrage After Replacing Iconic Clemente Logo With Alcohol Ad: “Disgusting” appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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HOUR. 808 IS OUR TIME. SOME KEEN EYED PIRATES FANS ARE NOTICING SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT AT PNC PARK, AND IT’S CAUSING A STIR. A SIGN BY THE RIGHT FIELD WALL, WHICH USED TO HAVE A TRIBUTE TO ...

He has since elaborated further. Clemente Jr. issued a lengthy statement on Sunday ripping the Pirates. He said the family was not given any advanced notice before the team covered up the logo.

Once upon a time, the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the proudest franchises in all of baseball. They've been around for well over 100 years, have won nine Pennants, and five World Series titles ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are putting Roberto Clemente’s logo back on a pad in right field after replacing it with an ad. A post shared by Roberto Clemente Jr. created buzz on social media on Saturday.

The No. 21 logo will be returning to the right field wall, the team said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Pirates apologize for ad replacing Roberto Clemente logo at PNC Park ...