Earlier this week the Pirates fired third base coach Rick Sofield. Additionally, they re-assigned first base coach Nick Leyva within the organization. This left the Bucs looking for a pair of new Major League coaches.
On Tuesday we learned who one of these coaches would be. Joey Cora was named the Pirates’ new third base coach on Tuesday afternoon. Cora is someone who I targeted as a possible replacement for Sofield or Leyva. In fact, I said I would be surprised if Cora was not named to the Pirates’ staff.
Joey Cora brings nearly two decades worth of coaching experience to the Pirates’ staff.