 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).