Pirates Caravan kicks off

Pirates Caravan kicked off on Monday (be sure to check out the schedule here, to see when the Pirates will be stopping near you).

There are three groups this year.

Group one: Andrew McCutchen, Evan Meek, Ross Ohlendorf, third base coach Nick Leyva and broadcasters Bob Walk and John Wehner.

Group two: pitching coach Ray Searage, James McDonald, Jeff Karstens, Neil Walker and broadcaster Tim Neverett.

Group three: bench coach Jeff Banister, Garrett Jones, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Tabata and broadcaster Greg Brown.

Here are several pictures from day one of the Caravan:

James McDonald and Jeff Karstens chat with a fan who has been collecting autographs since 1944 (Via @BucsInsider).

Joel Hanrahan and Garrett Jones sign autographs from fans (Via @BucsInsider).

Neil Walker talking baseball in Morgantown, West Virgina (Via @BusInsider).

Evan Meek signs autographs on day one of the winter caravan (Via @RobBiertempfel).