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.

Ex-White Sox manager Gene Lamont still wonders why team gave up on him in 1995 No one since Al Lopez has managed the Sox to a better winning percentage than Lamont’s .551 (258-210) from 1992 ...

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.

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 is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Pirates are bringing back their former manager as a special advisor to current manager Don Kelly.

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 ...