Toronto Blue Jays assistant hitting coach Matt Hague has left the organization to become hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

TSN’s Scott Mitchell announced the news on social media:

According to sources, Matt Hague is leaving the #BlueJays to take the position of hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He was a popular guy with the players and coaches, great promotion for the 39-year-old.

According to MLBTradeRumorsHague had been with the Jays as an assistant hitting coach in 2024. He had previously worked on the player development side, working with minor leaguers.

Hague briefly spent parts of three seasons in the big leagues with the Pirates and Jays, so he continues to work with the only professional connections he’s ever really known. In 43 career games, Hague was a .226 hitter with no home runs.

With Pittsburgh, he will have the opportunity to work with some exciting players, including Bryan Reynolds, Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz. The Jays also revamped their hitting department this offseason, hiring David Popkins as their new hitting coach. He had previously worked with the Minnesota Twins.

Toronto went 74-88 last season and finished last in the American League East. They are trying to make a move this offseason to prevent this from happening again and are seen as real competition for Juan Soto in free agency.

THE Jays will be the first team to meet Soto in California and will look to pair him with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the middle of the order. Both players just won the Silver Slugger Awards on Tuesday night.

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