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The Pittsburgh Pirates have fired Derek Shelton as manager with bench coach Dan Kelly taking over on an interim basis.

The decision comes with Pittsburgh riding a seven-game losing streak that saw its record fall to 12-26 and the team drop 10 games back of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Shelton was hired in November 2019 and went 306-440 in his five-plus seasons.

\"Derek worked incredibly hard and sacrificed a lot over five-plus years,\" general manager Ben Cherington said in a statement. \"His family became a big part of the Pirates family, and we will miss that. He\'s an incredibly smart, curious, and driven baseball leader. I believe he was the right person for the job when he was hired. I also believe that a change is now necessary. I wish Derek and his family all the best in their next chapter.\"

Via ESPN