Brian Esposito Named Manager of WV Black Bears for 2017 Season

The Pittsburgh Pirates named Brian Esposito as manager of the West Virginia Black Bears for the 2017 season in a press release earlier today. He will also serve as the organization’s minor league catching coordinator.

Esposito has been the manager of the Pirates Class A affiliate West Virginia Power in the South Atlantic League for the past two seasons. He managed the 2014 Jamestown Jammers (35-40) and led the Power to a club record 87 wins in 2015 (87-52). The Power finished the 2016 season, 71-68.

A native of Staten Island, New York, Esposito was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 5th round of the 2000 June Amateur Draft out of the University of Connecticut.

Assisting Esposito during the 2017 season will be hitting coach Jonathan Prieto and pitching coach Tom Filer.

Wyatt Toregas, Black Bears manager for the past two seasons takes over as manager of the West Virginia Power.

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