Kelly took over as Pirates manager for the remainder of the season when the club fired Derek Shelton last week. Kelly and Lamont go back to their time together with the Detroit Tigers. Kelly was a utility player for Detroit from 2009-14, which overlapped with Lamont's 11-year stint as a coach for the Tigers.

The Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday announced that Chris Truby and Gene Lamont have joined the Major League coaching staff. The announcement was made by Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and manager Don Kelly.

The Pittsburgh Pirates added Chris Truby and Gene Lamont to skipper Don Kelly's coaching staff on Friday. The staff has been in flux since the team fired manager Derek Shelton on May 8, just over one month into his sixth season with the team.