Ken Rosenthal of Fox sports has reported that Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister has been hired by the Texas Rangers to be their new manager replacing Ron Washington, who resigned late this season due to personal issues. Sources: #Rangers to hire #Pirates’ Banister as manager. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 16, 2014 Banister had been with the Pirates organization for 29 years as a player and manager in the minors and bench coach since 2011 with the Major League club. The Pirates ... Read More

Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister is one of three finalists for the Texas Rangers open manager position that was vacated by Ron Washington due to personal reasons late this season. Banister has been a part of the Pirates organization for 29 years which includes one game in the majors — a pinch hit appearance against the Braves in 1991 where Banister singled — which has him in the Pirate record books with a 1.000 batting average. He also spent seven years in the Pirates minor league organization ... Read More