Joel Hanrahan, the Pirates’ Class AAA pitching coach this past season and the organization’s recipient of the Danny Murtaugh Coach of the Year, is leaving the organization to look for other opportunities.
Hanrahan went to Twitter to make the announcement:
Hanrahan joined the organization as a minor-league pitching coach in 2017 to help in short-season A ball. He gradually worked up the ranks, including helping run the alternate training site in 2020 and Class AAA Indianapolis this past season.
There, he was recognized for his work by being named the club’’s minor-league coach of the year.