Report: Ben Cherington Accepts Pirates' General Manager Position
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- According to a report from Jason Mackey, Ben Cherington is expected to accept the offer to become the next general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
According to multiple sources, Ben Cherington has accepted the Pirates GM job and is currently in Pittsburgh. Story to come.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) November 15, 2019
The Pittsburgh Pirates reportedly offered their opening at general manager to Ben Cherington this morning.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette beat writer Jason Mackey first broke the news, reporting that sources say Cherington has emerged at the Bucs' No. 1 choice.
Assuming all goes through and Cherington accepts and all that fun stuff, I'm expecting a formal announcement on Monday.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) November 15, 2019
Cherington is the former general manager of the Boston Red Sox. He headed up the club from 2011-15.
He is currently working in baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays.
According to Mackey, an announcement "of some sort" is expected from the Pirates on Monday.
Former Pittsburgh Penguins' executive Travis Williams was announced as the team's new president last month.
