There is officially an Iverson playing in the state of Pennsylvania again.
The MLB transaction log revealed this week that the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed a player with an interesting name — Iverson Allen, who is a 16-year-old outfielder from Panama. Allen signed with the Pirates upon the opening of MLB’s international signing period this week.
Pittsburgh’s signing drew a strong reaction on Tuesday from social media. Everybody joked that it was actually Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson whom the Pirates had signed (with almost all of the jokes centered around Iverson’s infamous “practice” rant).