Red Sox, Pirates jokes write themselves after Boston, Pittsburgh zoos trade gorillas
It's a blockbuster in the world of zoos.
Red Sox, Pirates jokes write themselves after Boston, Pittsburgh zoos trade gorillas originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's huge trade news in the world of zoos, and the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates jokes find a way to write themselves.
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is pulling off a gorilla blockbuster with Boston's Franklin Park Zoo. Yes, this is real. The Pittsburgh zoo is sending away a 7-year old male, Frankie, who is a western lowland gorilla.
Boston is sending 33-year old Little Joe back to Pittsburgh. He's a silverback. And yes, social media latched onto this quickly: Red Sox season going so badly even the zoo is swapping veterans for prospects https://t.
co/v5p0flGrs7 ā nugget chef (@jayhaykid) May 14, 2026 MORE: Everyone's missing the point in the Shohei Ohtani pitcher-hitter argument If you'll allow us to dig a little deeper into this, it's quite entertaining. Pittsburgh has decided its going to build its team around a 33-year old gorilla. The silverback is a big-time acquisition, but it comes at the cost of a western lowland gorilla still approaching his prime.