Neal Huntington

Quick Facts

Full Name	Neal Huntington
Occupation	Baseball Manager
Date Of Birth	Feb 4, 1969(1969-02-04)
Age	55
Birthplace	Amherst
Country	United States
Birth City	New Hampshire
Horoscope	Aquarius

Neal Huntington Biography

Neal Huntington is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Manager who was born on February 4, 1969 in Amherst, New Hampshire, United States. The Pirates lost a heartbreaking 19-inning game against the Atlanta Braves on July 26. It ended with a controversial call in which Jerry Meals, home plate umpire, called Julio Lugo safe at his home. However, replays showed that Michael McKenry, catcher, had clearly tagged Lugo out. After rewatching the replay, Meals acknowledged that the call might have been wrong. The Pirates lost 15 of the next 18 games between July 27 and August 14 and lost 10 consecutive games. With a record 72-90, the Pirates finished the season 4th in the National League Central.

The Pirates were unable to finish above.500 in another consecutive season, but they started the season strong and finished first in the National League Central by All-Star break. The All-Star Break was the first time that the Pirates finished above.500 since 1992. Good performances by Huntington acquisitions Charlie Morton and James McDonald as well as the signing of Kevin Correia, a new pitcher, were a major factor in the team’s success. Joel Hanrahan was a top-notch closer in the bullpen. Although the offense was struggling for much of the year Andrew McCutchen emerged the best young hitter in the game and the Pirates’ best hitter. McCutchen, Hanrahan and Correia were all selected in July to represent the National League at the 2011 All Star Game. The Pirates selected UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole as the first overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.

On November 2, 2007, Huntington made clear that he was going to utilize some sabermetric techniques of player evaluation:

Within two weeks of assuming the Pirates GM position, Huntington made several decisive moves on October 5, 2007: field manager Jim Tracy was fired; the remaining coaching staff was given notice that their contracts would likely not be renewed; and the Senior Director of Player Development, the scouting director, and the Director of Baseball Operations were also let go. These moves cleared the decks to introduce a wholly fresh approach to scouting, player development, and field management in the Pirates organization.

Huntington, a native Amherst, New Hampshire is a 1991 graduate of Milford Area Senior High School and Amherst College. He earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in psychology with a major. Huntington was a four-year baseball player at Amherst. He was a Division III second team All-American first baseman, and a first-team All New England First baseman after his senior year. The University of Massachusetts Amherst awarded him a Master’s degree in sport management.

Neal Huntington Net Worth

Neal Huntington is one of the richest Baseball Manager from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Neal Huntington 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Neal Alden Huntington, born February 4, 1969, is the former General Manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Frank Coonelly, the new Pirates President, appointed him to this position in September 2007. On October 28, 2019, he was relieved from his duties.

The Pirates won the wild card spot for the second year straight, finishing the season with a record 88-74.

Huntington spent 16 seasons in professional baseball prior to joining the Pirates. He became Assistant Director of Player Development with the Montreal Expos in 1995. He later moved to the Cleveland Indians, by whom he was employed for 10 seasons, serving first as the Assistant Director of Minor League Operations before becoming Director of Player Development (in 1998), Assistant General Manager (2002–2004), and finally Special Assistant to the General Manager (2006–2007).

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The 2012 Pirates garnered the dubious distinction of being the first professional baseball team to finish a season with a record below .500 despite being 16 games over .500 through 2/3 of the MLB season. On a bright note, Andrew McCutchen finished in 3rd place in the voting for the NL’s Most Valuable Player Award and won his first ever Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards as a center fielder.

Facts & Trivia

Neal Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Manager. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Neal Huntington celebrates birthday on February 4 of every year.

The Pirates made a slew of moves to improve the team at the 2012 trade deadline. The Pirates trade former prospect Brad Lincoln to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Travis Snider. On the same day, the Pirates acquired struggling 1st Basemen Gaby Sánchez from the Miami Marlins for outfielder Gorkys Hernández and a compensatory 1st round pick in the 2013 MLB draft. On July 31, the Pirates acquired pitcher Wandy Rodríguez from the Houston Astros, for prospects pitcher Rudy Owens, outfielder Robby Grossman, and pitcher Colton Cain.