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Pump the Breaks on Anointing Don Kelly the Pirates’ Full-Time Answer, For Now

Bucs Dugout | June 12, 2025

Related Topics: Pittsburgh Pirates, Derek Shelton, Adam Frazier, Don Kelly, Paul Skenes

Donnie Kelly has done a fine job managing the Pittsburgh Pirates since taking over on May 8.

Manager Derek Shelton was let go following a 12-26 start and being swept by the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals to cap a seven-game losing streak.

A chance was necessary. It needed to be made. An ideal candidate was already in-house. In comes Kelly, a former major leaguer who joined the staff in 2020 and entered the year as the Buccos’ bench coach.

Since the move, the Pirates have played their best baseball all year.

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