Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Cibney Bello has been promoted to the Major League staff as assistant pitching coach. Thomas Whitsett, who previously held he role, resigned for personal reasons.
Bello, 43, served as pitching coach with Triple-A Indianapolis the last two seasons where he worked with current Pirates pitchers Paul Skenes, Bubba Chandler and Braxton Ashcraft among others. The native of Venezuela also worked at the team’s Dominican Republic academy in the offseason.
Bello began his coaching career in the Seattle Mariners organization in 2011 and also coached in the minor leagues for the Minnesota Twins before he was hired to join Indianapolis.
Whitsett joined current pitching coach Bill Murphy from the Houston Astros in December.
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