Pirates minor league affiliates enjoyed a successful 2025.

Nowhere was that more evident than High-A Greensboro, where manage Blake Butler oversaw an 88-win campaign.

As the Pirates bring back their minor league awards, the Grasshoppers were an obvious choice for staff of the year, the organization recognizing South Atlantic League manager of the year Butler and others.

That includes pitching coach Matt Myers, hitting coaches Jon Prieto and Jonathan Roof, bench coach Phillip Wellman, development coach Steph Lombardo, athletic trainer Coleman Duke, strength and conditioning coach Nick Ritchie, baseball operations assistant MaryAlice Baldwin, nutritionist Kelliann Harnden and clubhouse manager Alonzo Whiteside.

Hitting or pitching, didn’t matter. High-A Greensboro dominated the competiti

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