Report: Pirates to hire Cora as third-base coach

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates did not waste much time filling an open spot on their coaching staff from within.

Pittsburgh is set to make Joey Cora the club’s new third-base coach, according to a report by the Altoona Mirror. Cora, who managed the Bucs’ Double-A Altoona affiliate last season, will replace the recently dismissed Rick Sofield in the third-base coach’s box. The club has not commented on or confirmed Cora’s hiring.

Cora, 51, will bring plenty of experience to the position. A first-round Draft pick by San Diego in 1985 out of Vanderbilt University, Cora played 11 years in the Majors as an infielder for the Padres, White Sox, Mariners and Indians. His post-playing career took him back to the dugout, where he served as a manager …

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