Overview
- Manager Don Kelly and GM Ben Cherington unveiled five new Major League coaches alongside nine returning staff for 2026.
- Kristopher Negrón was named bench coach after serving as the Mariners’ third base coach in 2025 and managing Triple‑A Tacoma to a 2021 title.
- Former Astros pitching coach Bill Murphy takes over the Pirates’ staff with Thomas Whitsett as assistant after Houston’s MLB‑best 3.61 ERA from 2022–25.
- Tony Beasley returns for a third stint as third base coach, Shawn Bowman becomes Major League field coordinator, and Chris Truby remains infield coach.
- Eight 2025 coaches stay in their roles, and the club elevated its Sports Medicine and Performance group, including Luke Novosel to head athletic trainer, Joel Harris as associate head athletic trainer, Alan Burr to head strength coach, Kara Wiggins as dietitian, and Ryan Jackson as mental performance coordinator.