PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) - According to a report from The Athletic, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has been informed that he will be back for the 2020 season.
Stephen J. Nesbitt reports that Hurdle "has been informed he'll be back as Pirates manager next season. I spoke with him about it before today's game. 'I'd love to win a World Series ring before I no longer am in uniform. That hourglass has been flipped over. I'm 62.'"
Exclusive: Clint Hurdle has been informed he'll be back as #Pirates manager next season. I spoke with him about it before today's game. "I'd love to win a World Series ring before I no longer am in uniform. That hourglass has been flipped over. I'm 62."https://t.co/tWZNGhNNkZ
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) September 25, 2019Nesbitt then said if you "read between the lines" it looks like General Manager Neal Huntington will be back for next season as well.
MLB.com's Adam Berry reports Huntington said through a team spokesperson: "As we have in the past, we will publicly address any personnel decisions at the end of the season."
Pirates GM Neal Huntington just issued this statement through a team spokesman: "As we have in the past, we will publicly address any personnel decisions at the end of the season."So, the only person talking about Clint Hurdle's job status is... Clint Hurdle: https://t.co/0DMkUdpYB3
— Adam Berry (@adamdberry) September 26, 2019Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle addressed the report at the end of his postgame press conference Wednesday night.
"Every conversation I've had with Neal is how we come back and get better and anybody in the organization," said Hurdle. "My mindset is I want to come back, I plan on coming back and the opportunity for us to improve and get better is important to me as well as everybody I've had conversations with."
When asked about who gave him the assurances that he would return as Manager next year, he didn't go into any detail on the front.
The team made the playoffs three straight seasons beginning in 2013 but have been shut out the last four.
Hurdle is under contract in Pittsburgh through the 2021 season.
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