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Baseball Major League Saw His first manager shot The season this week when the Pittsburgh pirates received Derek Shelton after a 12-26 start.
Was a rough move for pirates Because their short post -season stretched a decade ago. But with young talent in Paul Skenes, Oneil Cruz, Bryan Reynolds, Ke’bryan Hayes and others, they failed to meet expectations.
Skenes admitted that he was “not shocked” by the move.
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Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Skenes, 30, hand over the ball to manager Derek Shelton (right) while removed from the match against Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning in PNC Park. (Charles Leclaire/USA Today Sports)
“We are 12-26. Someone has to be responsible,” he told reporters on Friday. “Unfortunately, that’s exactly him.”
But Skenes said the managerial change would not do much because it is ultimately on the players.
“Just how it goes. I don’t know if it’s repairing the root of the problem. We just have to play better,” he added.
“Derek worked incredibly hard and sacrificed for a lot of five and more years. His family became a large part of the Pirates family, and we will miss it,” Pirates General General Ben Cherington said in a statement. “He is an incredibly smart, curious and guided leader of baseball. I believe he was the right person for a job when he was hired. I also believe that change is now needed. I want Derek and his family all the best in the next chapter.”
Coach of the bench pirate Don Kelly He was appointed Shelton’s replacement.
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates Derek Shelton, to the left, talks to Judge Mike Estabrook between the play against San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh on May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
“Derek is a good man who has done a lot for Pirates and Pittsburgh, but it’s time to change,” Pirate President Bob Nutting said. “The first quarter of the season was frustrating and painful for all of us. We have to do better. I know that. Ben knows that. Our coaches know that. Our players know that.
“There is a lot of baseball to play. We have to act with a sense of urgency and take steps needed to repair it to get back on our way as a team and an organization.”
Pittsburgh Pittsburg leader Derek Shelton stands in excavation during the match against San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh on May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Pittsburgh was in a fight last summer before finishing 76-86.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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