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Pittsburgh Pirates News / Last Word On Sports / March 21
New Approach to Hitting May Pay Off for Pirates

New Approach to Hitting May Pay Off for Pirates

With a new hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates comes a new approach to hitting. It just might be working. As the reader probably already knows, the new Pirates hitting coach is Matt Hague.

MLB News / Blue Jays Insider / December 19
Former Toronto Blue Jay Spencer Horwitz speaks for first time since being traded

Former Toronto Blue Jay Spencer Horwitz speaks for first time since being traded

Former Toronto Blue Jays rookie Spencer Horwitz finally spoke for the first time since being traded to the Cleveland Guardians, which flipped him to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

MLB News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / December 12
Why the Pirates Hired Hitting Coach Matt Hague

Why the Pirates Hired Hitting Coach Matt Hague

DALLAS — The Pittsburgh Pirates were very deliberate in their hitting coach search after firing Andy Haines at the end of last season. The Pirates didn’t decide on Haines’ successor until more than six weeks into the offseason when they hired Matt Hague.

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MLB News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / November 25
New Pirates Hitting Coach Matt Hague Wants to Write Happy Story

New Pirates Hitting Coach Matt Hague Wants to Write Happy Story

Matt Hague has a big job ahead of him. Hague was hired as the hitting coach by the Pittsburgh Pirates last week. He inherits an offense that needs a lot of fixing.

Washington Nationals News / ESPN / November 21

Pirates hire former player Hague as hitting coach

The Pirates have hired Matt Hague as their hitting coach, bringing him back to the team that drafted him in 2008.

MLB News / Fastball on SI / November 13
Toronto Blue Jays Lose Former Player, Coach to Pittsburgh Pirates as Offseason Churns On

Toronto Blue Jays Lose Former Player, Coach to Pittsburgh Pirates as Offseason Churns On

Toronto Blue Jays assistant hitting coach Matt Hague has left the organization to become the hitting coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Scott Mitchell of TSN had the news on social media: Per sources, Matt Hague is leaving #BlueJays to take Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach job.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / November 13
Matt Hague departs the Blue Jays and joins the Pirates as their hitting coach

Matt Hague departs the Blue Jays and joins the Pirates as their hitting coach

Another Toronto Blue Jays staff member has left the team. On Wednesday morning, TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported that Matt Hague has departed the Blue Jays to become the Pittsburgh Pirates’ new hitting coach.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Last Word On Sports / November 13
Pirates to Hire Former MLB Infielder as New Hitting Coach

Pirates to Hire Former MLB Infielder as New Hitting Coach

The Pittsburgh Pirates are making a significant addition to their coaching staff. According to a report from Scott Mitchell of TSN, the Pirates are hiring Matt Hague from the Toronto Blue Jays as their hitting coach.

MLB News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / November 13
Pirates to Hire Matt Hague as Hitting Coach

Pirates to Hire Matt Hague as Hitting Coach

The Pittsburgh Pirates have finally decided on a hitting coach, landing on former Toronto Blue Jays assistant hitting coach Matt Hague, as first reported by TSN’s Scott Mitchell.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / November 13
Pirates to hire former first baseman as hitting coach

Pirates to hire former first baseman as hitting coach

The Pirates are hiring Matt Hague away from the Blue Jays to fill their vacant hitting coach position.

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MLB News / Bluejaysnation / January 3, 2024
Blue Jays promote Triple-A Bisons hitting coach Matt Hague to Major League coaching staff

Blue Jays promote Triple-A Bisons hitting coach Matt Hague to Major League coaching staff

The Blue Jays have promoted their heir-apparent hitting coach. It was announced during Ross Atkins’ press conference that former Buffalo Bisons hitting coach Matt Hague has been promoted to the Jays as an assistant hitting coach.

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