PITTSBURGH — Gene Lamont hadn’t been in uniform since 2017, his last year as the Detroit Tigers’ bench coach. And it had been 25 years since he managed the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gene Lamont, 78, wasn’t looking to return to a big-league dugout but couldn’t resist when Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly asked him to join the coaching staff.

Nearly 25 years after his last stint with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 78-year-old Gene Lamont made his return to the dugout Monday night as the team’s new bench coach under first-year manager Don Kelly.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gene Lamont is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing back their former manager as a special advisor to current manager Don Kelly.

Lamont’s association with the Tigers dates to 1965 when he became the club’s first ever draft pick. A catcher, he played for the Tigers in two stints, 1970-1972 and 1974 and 1975.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gene Lamont hadn’t been in uniform since 2017, his last year as the Detroit Tigers’ bench coach. And it had been 25 years since he managed the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now 78, Lamont wasn ...