Pierotti began his professional baseball career with the minor league

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 Providence Grays

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 of the Eastern League. The following season, he joined the Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 in August, appearing in six games. He pitched in two games the following year before returning to the Eastern League with the Pittsfield Hillies

Pittsfield Hillies

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. After one more season, split between Pittsfield and the Waterbury Brasscos, Pierotti returned to football full-time.

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