The Pirates announced Thursday that Derek Shelton has been relieved of his duties as manager, a shake-up that had become expected in recent weeks as the team fell further back in the National League Central.

The slumping Pittsburgh Pirates became the first team to change managers on Thursday. They replaced Derek Shelton, who had been hired during the winter of 2019-20, with Pittsburgh native Don Kelly, who had been the team’s bench coach. Salary figures were not announced.