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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Don kelly didn t waste any time recording his first ejection as pirates manager | History Defined

New Pirates manager Kelly gets his money's worth after being tossed | Screengrab via SportsNet Pittsburgh

Don Kelly is already hard at work as the new Pittsburgh Pirates manager. He was named manager on Thursday after the franchise made the decision to part ways with Derek Shelton after a horrid 12-26 start to the season.

The Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak in Kelly's managerial debut Friday. He got busy Saturday, too, hilariously earning his first ejection as manager in only his second game with the gig. As Kelly argued balls and strikes from the dugout in the top of the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves, home plate umpire Clint Vondrak wasn't having any of it.

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