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Pirates Announce Extensions For Entire MLB Coaching Staff Through 2017

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that they’ve extended the contracts of their entire Major League Coaching Staff through the 2017 season. This, of course, includes Pitching Coach Ray Searage.

“We are very pleased to maintain the continuity and quality of our Major League Coaching Staff through at least the 2017 season,” Neal Huntington said in a statement. “This is a group of quality, talented baseball men who make our organization better each day.”

The following coaches are included in the extensions:

Ray Searage – He’s been the Pitching Coach since 2011

Jeff Branson – Hitting coach since 2014

Brad Fischer – Coach since 2015

Dave Jauss – Bench coach this year, coach since 2013

Nick Leyva – First Base coach since 2015

Jeff Livesey – Assistant Hitting Coach since 2014

Euclides Rojas – Bullpen Coach since 2011

Rick Sofield – Third base coach and outfield coach

Herberto Andrade – Bullpen catcher since 2004

This is obviously a great thing all around, but that’s especially the case with Searage. Jeff Branson has also done a great job with hitters, and it’s looking like Gregory Polanco might be his calling card, just like Francisco Liriano was the first reclamation guy that got everyone noticing Searage.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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