It’s the donning of a new era at PNC Park.
The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton on Thursday and named bench coach Don Kelly manager for the remainder of the 2025 season.
The Pirates entered the weekend 12-26, losers of seven in a row, are in last place in the NL Central, and are the second-worst team in the NL, ahead of the Colorado Rockies (6-31). Though they did get a win last night against the Atlanta Braves.
Shelton owns the third-worst winning percentage (.410) of any manager in baseball history to manage over 700 games (306-440).