Pirates lose another coach, as Glenn Sherlock leaves to join Mets as bench coach

Glenn Sherlock is leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates to become the New York Mets bench coach under manager Buck Showalter, rejoining the club where he spent three seasons.

MLB Network first reported that Sherlock was joining the Mets.

Sherlock was the most veteran member of Pirates manager Derek Shelton’s staff, with 38 seasons in pro baseball. Sherlock primarily worked with catchers and game preparation and management, and Jacob Stallings credited Sherlock for helping him develop into a Gold Glove winner this past year.

The 61-year-old Sherlock has a long history with Showalter, working together first with the New York Yankees and then with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sherlock spent 19 seasons with the Diamondbacks, where he was bullpen coach for 14 seasons, bench coach for three and third base coach for two.

This is Sherlock’s second stint with the Mets, after working two seasons as third base coach and one as first base coach under managers Terry Collins and Mickey Calloway from 2017-19. Sherlock joined the Pirates in December 2019.

Sherlock is the fourth Pirates coach to depart from Shelton’s initial staff. Hitting coach Rick Eckstein was fired in late August, third base coach Joey Cora was fired after the season and coaching assistant Heberto Andrade left to join the San Diego Padres. Sherlock will be reunited with Cora, who was hired as the Mets’ third base coach.

The Pirates hired Andy Haines as hitting coach and Mike Rabelo added third base coach duties to his role as major league field coordinator. They also hired Radley Haddad, a former New York Yankees bullpen catcher and coaching assistant, to handle game planning and strategy.