Two months after they inked four-year contract extensions with general manager Neal Huntington and manager Clint Hurdle, the Pirates announced Thursday they will retain Hurdle’s entire coaching staff through 2019.
The two-year extensions apply to the following coaches:
- first base coach and outfield/baserunning instructor Kimera Bartee
- hitting coach Jeff Branson
- third base coach and infield coach Joey Cora
- major league coach Dave Jauss
- assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey
- bench coach Tom Prince
- bullpen coach Euclides Rojas
- pitching coach Ray Searage
Bullpen catchers Heberto Andrade and Jordan Comadena will also be retained.