Pirates manager Derek Shelton's office has HOF jerseys, Pittsburgh-themed vibes

The Pittsburgh Pirates gave a glimpse of new manager Derek Shelton’s refurbished office at PNC Park through the lens of social media.

On Wednesday night, Shelton gave a virtual tour.

The office has a picture window, a new paint scheme and the stylistic touch of Shelton’s wife, Alyson, whom he credited for playing “a large part” in the design. It has autographed jerseys from a pair of Hall of Famers and photographs with a Pittsburgh vibe.

“Yeah, it’s cool,” Shelton said.

Humbled and honored to have #HOF jerseys signed by Carew and Maz hanging on the the wall, not to mention a photo with 2 @Twins and 2 @Pirates legends. Maz, Tony O, Rod and @TheRealSangy35. #LetsGoBucs https://t.co/nTAcBwF1LH

— Derek Shelton (@derekshelton) July 15, 2020

A neon sign for “Shooter’s Lounge” was given as a gift when he was hitting coach in Tampa Bay from a friend who suggested if Shelton ever became a big-league manager, he should hang it in his office.

“So,” Shelton said, “it’s in there.”

The framed jerseys, No. 29 in white and No. 9 in black, have personalized autographs from Minnesota Twins great Rod Carew and Pirates 1960 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski.

“I mean, Maz is obvious,” said Shelton, who invited the Hall of Fame second baseman to Pirate City as a guest instructor this past spring. “Spending some time with him in spring training, and (he was) gracious enough to come into spring training and sign a jersey for me.”

Carew recorded 3,053 hits in 19 seasons with the Twins and Angels, where he was an 18-time All-Star and seven-time batting champion. He’s now a special assistant with the Twins, where Shelton spent the past two seasons as bench coach.

“Rod, over the last couple years in Minnesota, I really developed a strong friendship with him,” Shelton said, adding he has a framed photograph from his spring-training debut with Twins legends Carew and Tony Oliva and Pirates greats Mazeroski and Manny Sanguillen. “To have a picture that’s signed by Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Manny and Maz — I happen to be the guy in the middle — and it’s all signed with a very heartfelt message from all of them, it’s very cool. It’s special for me. That’s right over my desk.”

"If you hear any noise it's just me and the boys boppin" ~ Pittsburgh #Pirates legend Dave Parker poses in his all-time classic t-shirt! #MLB #Baseball #History pic.twitter.com/mRo7Pzkhos

— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) April 9, 2020

Shelton also has photographs of Dave Parker “in the really cool shirt” and former Pirates outfielder Bill Robinson, “who was very instrumental in my coaching career early on, when I was with the Yankees.”

Heading to work. pic.twitter.com/XCCysJCUvG

— Pirates (@Pirates) July 5, 2020

There’s a photo of the city view from the Fort Pitt Tunnel by Dave DiCello — Shelton is a “huge fan” and follows him on Twitter — and a “really sweet” poster of the Clemente Bridge, a gift from equipment and clubhouse manager Scott “Bones” Bonnett.

Grilli & Martin about to be reunited in TOR. Will never forget the '13 season & the day we clinched a playoff birth pic.twitter.com/qSqwaUk7ci

— Sam Caves (@PGHsam) May 31, 2016

And there’s a photo that has special meaning to Shelton now that he’s the Pirates manager: Jason Grilli embracing a kneeling Russell Martin in celebration after the Pirates clinched their wild-card playoff berth with a win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in 2013.

“I texted both guys because I coached both of ‘em,” Shelton said. “I decided that’s a really cool moment in Pirates history, a moment that we have to embrace, that I want our players to embrace.”

Shelton is looking forward to the day he can have guests in his office.

“So, it’s coming together,” Shelton said. “It looks pretty cool. I’m pretty excited about it. It’s my first manager’s office, so I’m pretty excited about it.”