Andrew Heaney, who signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates last month, made his team debut in a 12-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox at LECOM Park.

While a slew of Red Sox players and top prospects were home in Fort Myers battling a stomach bug, a healthy contingent traveled to Bradenton and spent Tuesday afternoon beating up on the

Left-hander Andrew Heaney, who signed a one-year, $5.25 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in late February, is the club’s biggest free agent acquisition of the offseason. The 33-year-old made his spring training debut Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at LECOM Park in Bradenton,