The Coonelly news came via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette and Dejan Kovacevic according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Frank Coonelly out as #Pirates president, sources tell me and @RobBiertempfel. First reported by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and mentioned by @Dejan_Kovacevic.
The reaction seems positive across Twitter and the Pirates subreddit. Any kind of change is almost certainly welcome with this fan base. The Pirates also appear to be wasting no time finding a replacement in the role of team president according to Jason Mackey of the Post-Gazzette.
Per sources, replacing Frank Coonelly as Pirates president will be former Penguins COO Travis Williams, who left Pittsburgh last fall to work for the New York Islanders: https://t.