Report: Hague leaving Blue Jays to be Pirates hitting coach

Matt Hague is leaving the Toronto Blue Jays to become the new hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources told TSN's Scott Mitchell.

Hague joined the Blue Jays organization in 2020, initially serving as a hitting coach with High-A Dunedin. He moved through Toronto's minor-league system before receiving a promotion to serve as the Blue Jays' assistant hitting coach in 2024 under Guillermo Martinez.

Hague, 39, takes over a Pirates lineup that struggled to score runs in 2024. Pittsburgh finished 24th in runs scored (665), 25th in home runs (160), and 27th in OPS (.672) last season.

The Pirates selected Hague in the ninth round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He played 33 games in Pittsburgh and drove in seven runs with two doubles. Hague also played 10 games with the Blue Jays in 2015 before spending time in Japan and the minor leagues from 2016-18.