Derek Shelton’s coaching staff is going to look different in 2025. The Pittsburgh Pirates have parted ways with hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage, a source confirmed to Pittsburgh Baseball Now.

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington gave a vote of confidence to Derek Shelton last month, saying he would return in 2025 for his sixth season as manager. Shelton’s coaching staff, however,

KDKA's news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are reporting that the team has cut ties with hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage. Haines was with the organization for three years while Meccage coached with the Pirates for longer than a decade.

The Pittsburgh Pirate front office has wasted no time in starting an important offseason by reportedly letting go of two coaches. Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported late Monday that the Pirates had chosed to move on from hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage.

The Pirates are parting ways with hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage, report Andrew Destin and Noah

Derek Shelton’s coaching staff is going to look different in 2025. The Pittsburgh Pirates have parted ways with hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage, a source confirmed to Pittsburgh Baseball Now.

Struggling in both areas in 2024, reports from the Post-Gazette the Pirates fired both hitting coach Andy Haines and the bullpen coach as well

The Pirates are parting ways with hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach Justin Meccage, Andrew Destin and Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on Monday. It’s not clear whether there’ll be other changes to Derek Shelton’s staff.