Pirates fire Assistant General Manager

On the same day news broke that Ben Cherington will be the Pirates next general manager, former GM Neal Huntington's right-hand man, assistant GM and vice president Kyle Stark, was let go.

Team president Travis Williams made the announcement.

“On behalf of the organization, I want to thank Kyle for his hard work and dedication for more than a decade of his career,” Williams said. “He was a key part of the baseball operations team that helped bring Postseason baseball back to Pittsburgh. We wish him and his family the best.”

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The move was expected as the Pirates continue to clean house this offseason. A theme of that house cleaning has been to delay firing someone until their new boss is in place, much like how team owner Bob Nutting waited until Williams was hired before they dismissed Huntington in late October.

More firings, departures and restructuring within the front office is expected once Cherington officially takes over.

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Team officials plan to hold a press conference at noon on Monday to announce the club's new General Manager.