The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the holiday season making numerous moves to its AAA coaching staff for the 2022 season.
On Thursday, 44-year-old Eric Munson was hired to mold the Bucs’ bats in Indianapolis.
The Pirates have hired Eric Munson as Indy's hitting coach. Munson played parts of nine MLB seasons and has been running a baseball academy over the past 8 years.
Jon Nunnally, who was the AAA hitting coach last year, will remain with the organization in a new role, per source.— Alex Stumpf (@AlexJStumpf) December 23, 2021Munson, a nine-year MLB veteran spanning 2000-09, was the third overall pick in the 1999 draft by the Detroit Tigers.