Pirates fire Derek Shelton: Manager ousted in sixth season with Pittsburgh amid yet another disappointing year

Pittsburgh pirates have been fired at Derek Shelton, manager who took place on Thursday. This step comes after the team starts the season and leaving the three-month game by the hand of partition-rival St. Louis cardinals. Don Kelly Don Kelly has been named “Shelton” replacement on an interim baset.

“Derek has worked incredibly hard and sacrificed many more than five plus years. His family became most of the pirate family, and we will miss it. “He is an incredibly smart, curious and driven baseball leader. I believe he was hiring the right man of that job.

The 54-year-old Shelton had a post with 306-440 (.410) with six seasons as a pirate manager. On the way, Shelton endured the 100-loss of feedback in 2021 and 2022 and was never better than 76-86, the pirates gained in each of the last two seasons. The pirates under Shelton never ended in the center of the fourth, and three times the last place. During this season, the pirates have disappeared from the worst baseball offenses of the main league. Currently, Pittsburgh is the 29th in FLB in OPS and scored the 29th place. At the same time, the pirates have never been classified during the opening of the opening of the opening day during the opening of the opening of the opening day.

“Derek is a good man who did a lot for pirates and Pittsburgh, but it was time for change,” said pirate owner Bob walnuts. “The first quarter of the season is disappointing and painful for all of us. We have to do it. I know that. Our coaches know that.

“There is a lot of baseball to play. We must act with a sense of urgency and take the necessary steps to be corrected now as a team and an organization.

As for Kelly, 45, he spent nine MLB seasons as a utility player. Before that, most of that time was with Detroit’s tigers, Kelly spent her first major league season with pirates, which was attended by Pittsburgh College. After a scouting in the tiger organization, he spent the 2019 season of Houston’s first base of Houston and served as a coach of pirate benches. Kelly becomes the 48th manager of the franchise of the pirates.

“I believe that Donnie strictly is the right person who will manage the team at the moment,” said Cherecic. “He must actually take good and deeply care about pirates and Pittsburg. I look forward to working with him more closely. “

“Donnie is just as respected in our club and our entire organization,” said the walnuts through the club’s statement. “She is a pirate. He bleeds black and gold. No one is happening more, and no one likes this team or the city that he managed our team.

Kelly inherits the pirate team, the struggle of which precedes Shelton’s tenure as a ruler. Pittsburgh did not record a winning season since 2018, 2018, 2013, 2003 he did not win a playoff game. Walnuts carried out the lowest opening day’s salary in the whole MLB on three occasions.

The list of current pirates includes Poghosyan scanners, which is discussed in its second major-league season in the discussion of the best baseball pitcher, as well as Star Center Fielder Oneil Cruz. Skenes is under the control of the team during the 2029 season, and after the 2028 season is Cruz free. As for long-term salary liabilities, the right handicrafts are contracted for 2028, the third Baseman Kiberian Hiss through at least 2029, and outbound Brian Ryan Reynold through at least 2030.