US EditionWhite Sox announce Zach Bove as new pitching coach, retain Wise as bullpen coach
Zach Bove joins Chicago White Sox to enhance pitching after team ranked 20th in ERA and 29th in walk rate last season, aligning with GM Chris Getz's strategy.
- On Nov. 4, the Chicago White Sox hired Zach Bove as their new pitching coach, shaping Will Venable's 2026 coaching staff.
- After a third straight 100-loss season, the White Sox struggled on the mound with poor pitching metrics, and General manager Chris Getz has made pitching a core organizational tenet.
- Bove arrives after three seasons with the Kansas City Royals and four seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization.
- The club announced that Matt Wise will return as bullpen coach for a third season, while Ethan Katz and three other coaches were not renewed for 2026.
- Bove is the White Sox's first announced hire this offseason, and the club said additional major-league coaching hires for 2026 will be announced in the near future after a bullpen record of 657 innings and 645 strikeouts.
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White Sox announce Zach Bove as new pitching coach, retain Wise as bullpen coach
CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago White Sox have named Zach Bove as their major-league pitching coach, while Matt Wise will return for his third season as the White Sox bullpen coach. Bove, 37, spent the last three seasons as a major-league assistant pitching coach with the Kansas City Royals. In 2025, the Royals ranked sixth in the major leagues with a 3.73 ERA, while allowing the eighth-fewest home runs (171). One of Bove's biggest success stories i…
White Sox hire Zach Bove as new pitching coach
The White Sox announced Tuesday that they've hired Zach Bove as their new pitching coach.The organization also announced that Matt Wise will return for his third season as bullpen coach. Bove takes over for Ethan Katz, who didn't have his contract renewed by the organization.Bove spent the past three seasons as an assistant pitching coach with the Royals. Before joining the Royals, Bove spent the 2019-22 seasons with the Twins as a minor league …
White Sox Name New Pitching Coach, Retain Bullpen Coach
The Chicago White Sox announced another change to their coaching staff, naming Zach Bove as major league pitching coach and reinstating Matt Wise as bullpen coach. Wise is now the lone assistant coach hired by Pedro Grifol still remaining on the White Sox staff after the team declined to renew the contracts of four coaches at the end of September. Those departures included pitching coach Ethan Katz, hitting coach Marcus Thames, first base coach …
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