On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired long-time pitching coach Brent Strom as assistant pitching coach. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette beat reporter Noah Hiles was the first to break the news.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – Scott Mitchell of TSN is reporting that the Pittsburgh Pirates are hiring Matt Hague as the team’s new hitting coach. Hague served as assistant hitting coach with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024.

During the spring of 2012, Matt Hague earned the nickname “the hit collector” after a torrid Spring Training that earned him a spot on the Major League team. Twelve years later, the Pirates are turning to him again to try to get the offense going.

The Pirates are hiring Matt Hague away from the Blue Jays to fill their vacant hitting coach position, Scott Mitchell of TSN reports. He served as Toronto’s assistant hitting coach in 2024. Before his time on the Blue Jays’ major league staff,