Cherington Talks Progress, 2027 Outlook at End-of-Year Conference

Ben Cherington expects to return in 2027.

DETROIT — It took just two questions at Ben Cherington’s end-of-season media availability to be asked about the future. Has he received assurance...

Cherington talks progress, 2027 outlook at end-of-year conference

DETROIT — With two games left to play, 2026 has already featured the best season of Ben Cherington’s tenure as general manager. The Pirates have secured a non-losing season and improved by double-digit wins since a year ago. Cherington addressed the media pregame on Saturday in the visitors’ dugout at Comerica Park as his end-of-season news conference. “Our goal was to play games in October. That’s not happening, so we fell short of that goal. W…

Ben Cherington Discusses Future as Pirates General Manager

DETROIT – Ben Cherington did not say that he was told outright that he will return as Pirates general manager, […]

Pirates Not Expected To Make Leadership Changes For 2027

Pirates GM Ben Cherington discussed his own future along with many other topics as part of a season wrap-up interview with reporters (including the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Kevin Gorman and MLB.com’s Aiden Stephansky) on Saturday.  In regards to his status, Cherington said he expects to return for his eighth year in charge in the Bucs’ front […]