"Bove has spent the past three seasons as an assistant pitching coach for the Royals. It's always tough to determine how much credit one coach gets for the performance of several individual players, but for what it's worth, the Royals pitched better during his tenure. The club was rebuilding when he was hired and had a team-wide 4.72 earned run average in 2022, better than just three other clubs."
"Kansas City had a collective 5.17 ERA, better than just two clubs, in 2023. But in 2024, they were tied for seventh with a 3.76 ERA. In 2025, they were sixth with a 3.73 ERA. Like the Royals a few years ago, the Sox are now rebuilding and have a big collection of young and fairly inexperienced pitchers on the roster. Bove will now be tasked with helping manager Will Venable develop the staff as the Sox look to climb of their rebuild."
"Shomon has been an assistant hitting coach in the big leagues for the past three years, the first two with the Twins before spending 2025 with the Marlins. The Twins had a top ten offense by wRC+ in 2022, before Shomon was there, and that continued during his two seasons in Minnesota. The Marlins had an 87 wRC+ in 2024, ahead of only three clubs. This year, they improved to a 96 wRC+, just behind middle of the pack."
The Chicago White Sox named Derek Shomon as hitting coach and Zach Bove as pitching coach. Bove spent three seasons as assistant pitching coach with the Kansas City Royals while the club's ERA moved from 4.72 in 2022 to 3.73 in 2025, showing steady improvement. Shomon spent three seasons as an assistant hitting coach with the Twins (two seasons) and the Marlins (2025), with the Marlins' wRC+ rising from 87 in 2024 to 96 in 2025. The White Sox remain in a rebuild with many young pitchers and hitters, and both coaches will focus on player development rather than immediate contention.
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