Derek Shelton rumors, news

Derek Shelton news, rumors

  • • Pirates Ownership Reportedly Intervened In Past Efforts To Trade David Bednar
    The Pirates are a mess. They fired manager Derek Shelton after a 12-26 start and currently sit 11.5 games out of a playoff spot. Their situation is dire enough that fans and pundits alike have wondered whether they might trade Paul Skenes just 1.5 years into his big league career. That’s never seemed likely, and…...2025
  • • Report: “No Chance” Paul Skenes Will Be Traded This Year
    Amid the Pirates’ awful start to the season and decision to fire manager Derek Shelton, there’s been some speculation on the possibility of the Bucs blowing things up and again refocusing on building up the farm system. Specifically, many fans have begun to wonder about the possibility of the Pirates dangling the final four and…...2025
  • The Management Shuffle
    • The Management Shuffle
    First it was Rockies Manager Bud Black; second was Derek Shelton of the Pirates and then Brandon Hyde of the Orioles. All of them have enough talent in their clubs, but the expectations never came to fruition. Out of them all, Hyde was the most surprising, with a talented team that was hampered by injuries … Continue reading The Management Shuffle...2025
  • • Pirates Announce Further Changes To Coaching Staff
    One week after firing manager Derek Shelton, the Pirates have announced further changes to the coaching staff. Pittsburgh is bringing former manager Gene Lamont back to the organization to serve as a special advisor to newly tabbed manager Don Kelly. Triple-A manager Chris Truby is also being promoted to the big league staff and will…...2025
  • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
    • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
    Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images At least you’re not a Pirates fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I do...2025
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  • • ‘Someone’s Gotta Be Held Accountable’: Paul Skenes Slams Derek Shelton After Pirates’ Firing Shocker
    Paul Skenes reacted candidly to the Pirates' decision to fire manager Derek Shelton, acknowledging the team’s struggles and call for improvement....2025

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Derek Shelton injury and suspension

  • • The Management Shuffle
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  • • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • Outside The Confines: The Pirates make Derek Shelton walk the plank
    • Outside The Confines: The Pirates make Derek Shelton walk the plank
    Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Guess someone had to take the blame. It’s Friday and the Pirates have decided that they have figured out who is to blame for their rough season start, and the person they’ve fixated on is manager Derek Shelton. Managers are typically the ones to take the blame when a team is on a downward slide, but this is hardly the first time the Pirates have had a...2025
  • Braves News: Spencer Strider update, Drake Baldwin walk-off, and more
    • Braves News: Spencer Strider update, Drake Baldwin walk-off, and more
    Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider is continuing to improve after the hamstring injury that sidelined him in April. On Wednesday, he threw a bullpen session and confirmed that he will throw another on Saturday in Pittsburgh. Spencer Strider says he feels great after his bullpen...2025
  • • Pirates Likely To Place Endy Rodriguez On Injured List
    The Pirates are likely to place first baseman/catcher Endy Rodriguez on the 10-day injured list, manager Derek Shelton told reporters (including Kevin Gorman of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review). The 24-year-old sustained a laceration on his right index finger that required multiple stitches. Rodriguez suffered the injury in the first inning of tonight’s win over Washington. He was…...2025
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  • • Pirates Skipping Jared Jones’ Next Start Due To Elbow Discomfort
    The Pirates provided an ominous update on one of their most promising young players Wednesday, when manager Derek Shelton announced that righty Jared Jones would have his next start skipped due to elbow discomfort (link via Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Jones first experienced discomfort during his most recent bullpen session earlier this week.…...2025
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  • This Day in Braves History: Milwaukee trades Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland
    • This Day in Braves History: Milwaukee trades Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland
    Braves Franchise History 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves trade Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. MLB History 1941 - Joe DiMaggio wins the MVP Award in the American League over Ted Williams. DiMaggio set a league record with his 56-game hitting streak while Williams finished the season with a .406 average. 1947 - DiMaggio again ed...2024
  • Pirates series preview: Arrrrgh you ready for some baseball?
    • Pirates series preview: Arrrrgh you ready for some baseball?
    Photo by David Dermer/Diamond Images/Getty Images The Royals look to plunder Pittsburgh. The Pirates haven’t had a winning season since 2018, but their rebuild seems have brought them to the cusp of being a .500 team, with hopes they can get over the hump next year. They have the third-youngest pitching staff in baseball with two of the more electric young arms in baseball. The team flirte...2024
  • Braves News: Reynaldo Lopez to the IL, disappearing offense, more
    • Braves News: Reynaldo Lopez to the IL, disappearing offense, more
    Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves are once again on the outside of the playoff bubble, which is about where they have been floating for the last week. The Mets are ahead of them by a game for the final wild-card spot and the Padres and Diamondbacks are both two games ahead of the Mets. The Mets and Braves do play one more three ga...2024
  • Braves News: Ozzie Albies update, Atlanta levels series in Philadelphia, and more
    • Braves News: Ozzie Albies update, Atlanta levels series in Philadelphia, and more
    Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies is not with the team for the road trip, and per skipper Brian Snitker, his absence does not mean he is nearing a rehab assignment. Brian Snitker said Ozzie Albies not being on this trip isn’t a sign he’s nearing a rehab assignment. He’s starting to do some baseball ac...2024

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  • 2025
    "The Pirates announced Thursday that they’ve fired manager Derek Shelton, who’d been in his position for the past five-plus seasons."

  • 2024
    "Pirates manager Derek Shelton announced to reporters today that shortstop Oneil Cruz will be moved to center field."

  • 2023
    "com/yIB0Ere6qs— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) August 9, 2023 Harris then singled which prompted another pitching change by Pirates manager Derek Shelton."

  • 2022
    "Derek Shelton has only a 127-214 record over his two-plus seasons as the Pirates’ manager, as Shelton has been given the difficult task of overseeing the team through an extensive rebuilding period."

  • 2021
    "The Pirates are designating first baseman John Nogowski for assignment, manager Derek Shelton told reporters (including Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)."

  • 2020
    "Pirates manager Derek Shelton engages in masked, socially distanced argument with home plate umpire"

  • 2019
    "The Pirates have hired Don Kelly to serve as the bench coach on Derek Shelton’s staff, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network."

  • 2018
    "Incumbent Twins bench coach Derek Shelton was also said to be a finalist, and Neal notes that Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde was the team’s other top choice."

  • 2017
    "The Twins announced that they’ve hired veteran coach Derek Shelton as the new bench coach to manager Paul Molitor."

  • 2016
    "Derek Shelton has been dismissed as the Rays' hitting coach, the team announced on Tuesday."

  • 2015
    "Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweeted that Magadan is unlikely to remain on the market for long: The Tampa Bay Rays would be a good option for Magadan, should the team move on from hitting coach Derek Shelton."

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Derek Shelton trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • Braves spar with Pirates during Mother’s Day weekend - and here’s how you can watch
    • Braves spar with Pirates during Mother’s Day weekend - and here’s how you can watch
    Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Atlanta heads to Pittsburgh for a three-game series. The Atlanta Braves head to one of the most picturesque ballparks in all of baseball to visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mother’s Day weekend series. The Braves are coming off of a productive homestand that saw them go 4-3 and climb within one game of .500 on the season. They will make a quick trip t...2025
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  • • Outside The Confines: The Pirates make Derek Shelton walk the plank
    2025
  • • Pirates series preview: Arrrrgh you ready for some baseball?
    2024
  • • Braves News: Ozzie Albies update, Atlanta levels series in Philadelphia, and more
    2024
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  • Why the Pirates made the right decision moving Oneil Cruz to center field at a curious time
    • Why the Pirates made the right decision moving Oneil Cruz to center field at a curious time
    Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Pirates finally pulled the plug on playing Oneil Cruz at shortstop shifting the uber-talented player to the outfield. Introducing your newest Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder, 6-foot-7 Oneil Cruz. I think we’ve met before, albeit you were a shortstop as of 72 hours ago. The Pirates made one of the most abrupt moves of the 2024 season on Monday wh...2024
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  • • Derek Shelton Expects Pirates To Keep Aroldis Chapman
    Pirates manager Derek Shelton made his weekly radio appearance on 93.7 FM the Fan in Pittsburgh this morning. The Bucs skipper said he “expects” the team will hang onto Aroldis Chapman beyond this evening’s trade deadline (relayed on X by The Fan’s Andrew Fillipponi). Chapman is playing on a $10.5MM contract. Shelton has called upon him…...2024
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  • Paul Skenes got pulled from no-hitter again, and more MLB history could be on the way
    • Paul Skenes got pulled from no-hitter again, and more MLB history could be on the way
    Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Paul Skenes got pulled midway through another no-hitter on Thursday. Paul Skenes made more MLB history on Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Just days after making history as the first No. 1 overall MLB draft pick to be named to the All-Star Game the following season, Skenes took to the hill to take vs. the Brewers on Thursday afternoon in the getaway...2024
  • Paul Skenes is living up to the hype as MLB’s scariest new pitcher
    • Paul Skenes is living up to the hype as MLB’s scariest new pitcher
    Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes was dominant again against the St. Louis Cardinals, and the opposing fans showed him some love On Tuesday night Paul Skenes took the bump for a start on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals, amidst your standard pre-game buzz. When he left in the bottom of the seventh inning in a scoreless tie, he did so to a s...2024
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  • Cub Tracks’ Jameson, neat
    • Cub Tracks’ Jameson, neat
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The best of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, all in one tidy multimedia package, four days a week. Jameson Taillon had a very good game at a very good time. Cubs drop an egg on the Rockies. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseb...2023
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Derek Shelton stats and results

  • • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • Pirates 4, Cubs 3: A night when the result on the field was secondary
    • Pirates 4, Cubs 3: A night when the result on the field was secondary
    Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images A fan fell out of the stands at PNC Park during the game. The Cubs lost to the Pirates 4-3 Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh. I’ll get to the details of the game in a bit. Unfortunately, the lead story from Wednesday evening at PNC Park was the fall of a fan from the stands onto the warning track during the seventh inning. Here’s what happened (Bluesky link): ...2025
  • • This Day in Braves History: Milwaukee trades Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland
    2024
  • This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock traded to Cleveland
    • This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock traded to Cleveland
    Photo by Hy Peskin/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1962 - The Milwaukee Braves trade Joe Adcock and Jack Curtis to Cleveland for pitcher Frank Funk and outfielders Don Dillard and Ty Cline. MLB History 1941 - Joe DiMaggio wins the MVP Award in the American League over Ted Williams. DiMaggio set a league record with his 56-game hitting streak while Williams finished the season with a...2023
  • Cub Tracks inches closer to October
    • Cub Tracks inches closer to October
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The best of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, all in one tidy multimedia package, four days a week. The Cubs took the second of three games from the Rockies to secure the meatloaf and go for the sweep today. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB,...2023
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  • • Cub Tracks’ Jameson, neat
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  • • 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 68
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports An improbable sweep! Ladies and gentlemen, I’m getting a sketchy story down here outside of Tampa. I’m hearing a story about a group of men on the north side of Chicago. They were last seen wearing pinstripes and they are apparently armed and dangerous. Some have said these men have been impersonating the Cubs. One Derek Shelton declined to be interviewed for t...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
    Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images The A’s get hijacked to Las Vegas and the commissioner mocks A’s fans. The trade deadline is coming and the Cardinals could make a big move. Bull Durham is 35 years old. So it looks like I get the honor of announcing the A’s move to Las Vegas. Fun. Let’s be clear. There are no plans for a stadium in Las Vegas. There are “artist renderings,” which ar...2023
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  • • Braves News: Prospects dazzle again, clunker in Atlanta
    Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday I don’t feel like talking about the major league Braves game from Saturday, so instead I am going to do a bit of prospect talk, as there are some guys I am excited about down on the farm, particularly on the pitching side. Owen Murphy and AJ Smith-Shawver are the two guys I want to talk about here, but JR R...2023
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  • • Gamethread: White Sox at Pirates
    Yoán Moncada is off to the hottest start of his career. | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports An old friend faces off against the South Siders After eight games in 2022, the White Sox were 6-2 and leading the AL Central. After eight games in 2023, the South Siders are 3-5. Their starting pitching has an ERA of 6.30, and the bullpen is off to an even worse start, with a 9.62 ERA. The hitting...2023
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Derek Shelton parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • • Outside The Confines: The Pirates make Derek Shelton walk the plank
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  • Drake Baldwin delivers walk-off hit in wacky Braves win over Reds in 11 innings
    • Drake Baldwin delivers walk-off hit in wacky Braves win over Reds in 11 innings
    Brett Davis-Imagn Images Unsung hero of the game: Scott Blewett. In what was one of the wilder games of the 2025 season, the Braves mounted a comeback in the 9th inning and walked it off in the 11th by way of a 5-4 score to take three out of four from the Reds. In the 11th, there were two runners on, two outs, and two strikes as rookie Drake Baldwin stepped in against veteran lefty Taylor ...2025
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  • • Shelton Fired
    The Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton. GM Ben Cherington made the move in Shelton’s sixth season with the club: “Derek worked incredibly hard and sacrificed a lot over five-plus years,” Cherington said in a statement. “His family became a big part of the Pirates family, and we will miss that. He’s an incredibly smart, curious, […]...2025
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  • • Pirates Fire Manager Derek Shelton
    The Pirates announced Thursday that they’ve fired manager Derek Shelton, who’d been in his position for the past five-plus seasons. Bench coach Don Kelly has been elevated to the managerial position. “Derek worked incredibly hard and sacrificed a lot over five-plus years. His family became a big part of the Pirates family, and we will…...2025
  • • Paul Skenes is living up to the hype as MLB’s scariest new pitcher
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  • • Pirates Move Roansy Contreras To Bullpen
    The Pirates are moving right-hander Roansy Contreras to the bullpen, Derek Shelton told reporters after tonight’s Spring Training contest (X link via MLB.com’s Alex Stumpf). While the Pittsburgh manager left open the possibility of giving Contreras another rotation look down the line, he’s viewed as a reliever for the moment. At this time last year, the…...2024
  • Cubs 14, Pirates 1: Now that’s more like it
    • Cubs 14, Pirates 1: Now that’s more like it
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Friendly Confines were very friendly to Cubs bats Tuesday evening. Rain delayed action at Wrigley Field Tuesday for an hour and 25 minutes and when it got started, the Cubs didn’t wait long before unleashing bats that had been awfully quiet for almost a week. A barrage that included 12 hits, six walks and four home runs led the Cubs to a 14-1 victory over t...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
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  • • Rays 8, Pirates 1: Shane Time, Different Day
    Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports The Tampa Bay Rays continue to solidify their position as the best team in baseball with a dominant win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. You’re somebody until the Tampa Bay Rays beat you. Detractors will are quickly running out of making any legitimate argument about the Rays' hot start this season as they convincingly seal the series win between the teams with t...2023
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Top Derek Shelton news

  • Braves rally late for 8-6 win over Pirates
    • Braves rally late for 8-6 win over Pirates
    Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Kevin Pillar and Orlando Arcia came through with a couple of clutch hits in the ninth to help Atlanta snap a three-game losing streak. Yonny Chirinos struggled and the Atlanta Braves came up short again in a 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. It didn’t take the Braves long to get on the board Tuesday night. After getting brushed back by the first pitch ...2023
  • • Pirates Hire Don Kelly As Bench Coach
    The Pirates have hired Don Kelly to serve as the bench coach on Derek Shelton’s staff, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Kelly, 39, worked the 2019 season as the Astros’ first base coach, a role he accepted after beginning his post-playing career as an assistant in the Tigers’ player development department. Kelly, a…...2019
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  • • Pirates manager Derek Shelton engages in masked, socially distanced argument with home plate umpire
    We likely won't be seeing any in-your-face manager/ump arguments in 2020...2020
  • • Twins Name Derek Shelton Bench Coach
    The Twins announced that they’ve hired veteran coach Derek Shelton as the new bench coach to manager Paul Molitor. Minnesota’s bench coach position became vacant when Joe Vavra joined Ron Gardenhire’s coaching staff in Detroit. Shelton, 47, has a long track record as a big league coach and a minor league manager. The former catcher…...2017
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  • • Pirates Fire Manager Derek Shelton
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  • • Cubs 14, Pirates 1: Now that’s more like it
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  • Pirates fire Derek Shelton: Manager ousted in sixth season with Pittsburgh amid yet another disappointing year
    • Pirates fire Derek Shelton: Manager ousted in sixth season with Pittsburgh amid yet another disappointing year
    The Pirates have started the 2025 season by going 12-26...2025
  • • Derek Shelton To Return As Pirates Manager In 2023
    Derek Shelton has only a 127-214 record over his two-plus seasons as the Pirates’ manager, as Shelton has been given the difficult task of overseeing the team through an extensive rebuilding period.  Despite the lack of on-field results, Pirates GM Ben Cherington told reporters (including The Athletic’s Rob Biertempfel) that Shelton will continue to manage…...2022
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Derek Shelton schedule, game

  • • Pirates Ownership Reportedly Intervened In Past Efforts To Trade David Bednar
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  • • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • • Drake Baldwin delivers walk-off hit in wacky Braves win over Reds in 11 innings
    2025
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  • • Team Offense, Pittsburgh Pirates
    The 2025 series on team offense continues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates finished twenty fourth in the Majors and thirteenth in the National League in 2024 with 4.10 runs scored per game. This season I am using FanGraphs Roster Resource Depth Charts as the source of default lineups. That Derek Shelton batting order is plugged […]...2025
  • • Braves News: Reynaldo Lopez to the IL, disappearing offense, more
    2024
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  • • Braves News: Ozzie Albies update, Atlanta levels series in Philadelphia, and more
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  • • Why the Pirates made the right decision moving Oneil Cruz to center field at a curious time
    2024
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  • • Paul Skenes got pulled from no-hitter again, and more MLB history could be on the way
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  • • Team Offense, Pittsburgh Pirates
    The 2024 series on team offense continues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates finished twenty second in the Majors and thirteenth in the National League in 2023 with 4.27 runs scored per game. This season I am using FanGraphs Roster Resource Depth Charts* as the source of default lineups. That Derek Shelton batting order is […]...2024
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  • • Pirates Shut Down Mitch Keller, Roansy Contreras For 2023
    Pirates manager Derek Shelton told reporters, including Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, this afternoon that right-handers Mitch Keller and Roansy Contreras would not pitch again this year, as both players have been shut down for the remainder of the 2023 campaign. With the Pirates well outside the playoff picture and just three games remaining…...2023
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Derek Shelton rumors, scandals

  • • Report: “No Chance” Paul Skenes Will Be Traded This Year
    2025
  • • 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates
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  • Pirates GM speaks out on manager's job security
    • Pirates GM speaks out on manager's job security
    The Pirates’ fall in the NL Central and NL wild-card hunt has prompted plenty of speculation about the job security of manager Derek Shelton....2024
  • Cherington: Derek Shelton Expected To Return As Pirates’ Manager In 2025
    • Cherington: Derek Shelton Expected To Return As Pirates’ Manager In 2025
    The Pirates’ fall both in the NL Central and the NL Wild Card hunt has prompted plenty of speculation about the job security of manager Derek Shelton, but general manager Ben Cherington told the team’s beat today that he feels Shelton is the “right person to manage this team in 2025” and said he expects…...2024
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  • • Paul Skenes is living up to the hype as MLB’s scariest new pitcher
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  • • Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
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  • • Rays 8, Pirates 1: Shane Time, Different Day
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