Kevin Gorman

5 days ago | triblive.com | Kevin Gorman

To Jim Leyland, Don Kelly was a manager’s dream. So, of course, the Hall of Famer was watching Kelly’s debut in his dream job as Pittsburgh Pirates manager Friday night, rooting for his protégé to get his first victory, a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park. “Donnie, obviously, he’d been waiting for this moment for quite a while,” Leyland told TribLive by phone. “He finally got the opportunity. This story’s got a great flavor to it, him being a hometown guy.

6 days ago | triblive.com | Kevin Gorman

Don Kelly lived out his childhood fantasy by playing in the major leagues, so he couldn’t help but dare to dream about managing his hometown team while serving as Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach. Kelly’s mind couldn’t help but drift to the times he walked out onto the field as he left PNC Park, when its darkness was illuminated only by the lights from the city skyline, and thought about the players like Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla and manager Jim Leyland who preceded him.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Kevin Gorman

Ben Cherington has delivered his share of double talk as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his explanation for firing manager Derek Shelton on Thursday was no exception. While severing ties with Shelton, Cherington accepted accountability and responsibility for a 12-26 start and seven-game losing streak that has the Pirates mired in last place in the NL Central. “This certainly isn’t all on Shelty.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Kevin Gorman

Sitting in last place in the NL Central and with their season spiraling, the Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton on Thursday. Shelton was relieved of his duties following a 5-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, which dropped the Pirates to 12-26 (.316). It was their seventh consecutive defeat and 10th in 11 games, as well as their seventh shutout defeat. “Derek worked incredibly hard and sacrificed a lot over five-plus years.

1 week ago | triblive.com | Kevin Gorman

The Pittsburgh Pirates continued to shuffle their shortstops and bullpen Saturday, when they placed Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain and selected the contract of right-handed reliever Tanner Rainey from Triple-A Indianapolis. Kiner-Falefa’s injury is retroactive to May 1. Jared Triolo is scheduled to start his third consecutive game at shortstop when the Pirates play the San Diego Padres on Saturday.