Another Toronto Blue Jays staff member has left the team. On Wednesday morning, TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported that Matt Hague has departed the Blue Jays to become the Pittsburgh Pirates’ new hitting coach.

During the spring of 2012, Matt Hague earned the nickname “the hit collector” after a torrid Spring Training that earned him a spot on the Major League team. Twelve years later, the Pirates are turning to him again to try to get the offense going.

Scott Mitchell of TSN is reporting that the Pittsburgh Pirates are hiring Matt Hague as the team’s new hitting coach. Hague served as assistant hitting coach with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024. Prior to his time with Toronto’s Major League staff,