Don't Miss
- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Report: Pirates to hire Cora as third-base coach
- Updated: October 26, 2016
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 …
