If Don Kelly is going to put his personal stamp on the Pittsburgh Pirates as manager, he wants it to be with an aggressive attitude. That’s why Kelly is willing to live with the defensive mishaps that

Gene Lamont hadn’t been in uniform since 2017, his last year as the Detroit Tigers’ bench coach. And it had been 25 years since he managed the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now 78, Lamont wasn’t necessarily looking to return to a big league dugout.

Gene Lamont is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing back their former manager as a special adviser to current manager Don Kelly. This is Lamont's third stint with Pittsburgh.