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PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Pirates have fired pitching coach Ray Searage and bench coach Tom Prince.

The club announced the decision Thursday. The moves came four days after the team fired manager Clint Hurdle.

The Pirates slumped to a 69-93 finish in 2019 due in part to injuries that ravaged the starting rotation. Pittsburgh lost ace Jameson Taillon for the season in May due to a right elbow injury that required a second Tommy John surgery. Three other members of the starting staff also spent time on the disabled list. The Pirates posted a team ERA of 5.18, second-worst in the National League behind Colorado.

Pittsburgh Pirates Chairman Robert Nutting, left, talks with Pittsburgh Pirates interim manager Tom Prince in the dugout after the firing of manager Clint Hurdle before the final baseball game of the season against the Cincinnati Reds in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. The Reds won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates Chairman Robert Nutting, left, talks with Pittsburgh Pirates interim manager Tom Prince in the dugout after the firing of manager Clint Hurdle before the final baseball game of the season against the Cincinnati Reds in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. The Reds won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Prince served as the interim manager in place of Hurdle for Sunday’s season finale against Cincinnati. Prince said afterward he’d be interested in being a candidate to replace Hurdle but the club is parting ways with him and Searage.

The team said all other members of the major league coaching staff are candidates to remain with the team pending the outcome of the managerial search.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage, left center, and starting pitcher Trevor Williams (34) share a moment together after the final baseball game of the Pirates season, a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage, left center, and starting pitcher Trevor Williams (34) share a moment together after the final baseball game of the Pirates season, a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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