Pirates Stick with Leadership Despite Losing Streak

0:00On April 5th, Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nudding is sticking with the same leadership after a rough 2025 season. He kept General Manager Ben Charington for his seventh year, an extended manager Don Kelly, who stepped in back in early May after Derek Shelton got fired. Nudding says it's all about the long game in building a winner. In a chat before the home opener on April 3rd, Nudding explained he sees real progress in the roster Charington has put together. He knows it takes time, patience, and sticking to the process, so hitting reset now just didn't feel right. Plus, Kelly's a Pittsburgh guy who bleeds black and gold. Fans aren't thrilled though, with the Pirates posting a 365 wins to 505 losses record under Charington from 20. 20 to 2025. Good for a 0.420 winning percentage. That's better than only the Nationals and Rockies, and it marks seven straight sub-500 seasons and 10 years without playoffs.

1:00The team does have some bright spots, like Sai Young winner, Paul Schien's anchoring a solid rotation, and bullpen. Charington added pop this off season 2, trading for second baseman brand in low from Tampa Bay, and signing Ryan O'Hern and Marcelo Zuna to fix that. League worst lineup. Kelly went 59 and 65 in his partial first year as the Pirates finished 71 and 91, dead last in the NL Central. Now heading into his full season, he's got the home crowd fired up, betting on that core to finally turn the corner and chase some wins. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today.