On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Derek Shelton as the 41st manager in franchise history. Shelton comes over from the Minnesota Twins after serving as the team’s bench coach for the past two seasons. Shelton will be introduced in a press conference on Wednesday.
One of Shelton’s first priorities is to fill out his staff. The team is currently seeking a bench coach, a pitching coach and an assistant hitting coach. In addition to this, Shelton has to decide whether or not to retain hitting coach Rick Eckstein, third base coach Joey Cora and first base coach Kimera Bartee.