The Orioles announced a pair of additions to the coaching staff this morning, hiring Matt Borgschulte and Ryan Fuller as co-hitting coaches. (Joe Trezza of MLB.com first reported the moves yesterday). They’ll replace Don Long, who was let go last month after a three-year stint in Baltimore.
Borgschulte comes over from the Twins organization, where he’s spent the past four seasons. The 31-year-old worked his way up to hitting coach with the Twins’ top affiliate in St. Paul before earning his first big league job in Baltimore. Fuller, also 31, is an internal promotion. The O’s hired him as a minor league instructor over the 2019-20 offseason. As with Borgschulte, this’ll be Fuller’s initial job on a major league staff.
In addition to the coaching changes, the club also provided reporters (including Trezza and Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com) updates on a trio of injured players this week. Left-hander Keegan Akin recently underwent a hip adductor repair, his second procedure within the past couple months. Outfielder Austin Hays and infielder Ramón Urías, meanwhile, each recently underwent core repair surgeries. It’s expected that all three players will be ready for Spring Training.
Sounds good
It’s 2 for 1. So not just good. But like Caroline so good, so good.
Ryan fuller was a english teacher at my cousin’s h.s just two yrs ago
I’m familiar with this too, so true.
Looks like the O’s are pushing all their chips into the middle of the table in 21. Ahahahahaha!
Now that’s rather funny.
Really going for the low-hanging fruit today, aren’t you?
But they only have one chip….
…….and it’s a buffalo chip
Seems like every team wants a piece of the “co” hitting coach pie
Not every hitter thrives under the same philosophies and approaches. Having two minds to pick gives a hitter a better chance of finding the right swing for them.
For example: when Tim Hyers was with he Dodgers, he played a big part in getting Chris Taylor to where he is. They made a swing change to get his barrel moving earlier and that helped him generate more power and stay on time more consistently. Conversely, Corey Seager is very stiff at the plate and has almost no barrel movement into his load. If one was forced to hit like the other they would have poor results. Different strokes for different folks.
Then why not have two of everything, two pitching coach’s, two managers & even two 3rd base coaches, one waiving him home & one holding him up? Might work, might not, I say give it a shot. Good night nurse! Ahahahaha!
Double your pleasure, double your fun.
I hope they’re holding his job for him.
Hold my beer
Grew up with Borgy. Great guy and very happy for him.
Wasn’t Bjorn in Abba? Good move either way. Now the Orioles can finally get help putting together all their furniture. That Fjadermoln is a riddle wrapped up in mystery inside an enigma.
Boy those hitters in Baltimore sure better be open to his suggestions, from what I hear of that Borg guy, resistance is futile.
All the O’s will be assimilated…..
Can’t wait to see when the cubs experiment of years ago, the cardinal of coaches will resurface, where they had 3 managers rotating in after a period of time
Print the World Series Tickets. I‘ve gone all goose bumpy.
New move of poor MLB teams. Hire 2 hitting coaches.
The Orioles reportedly were seeking twins as co-hitting coaches, but that proved to be a tall order. Instead, they settled for someone from the Twins organization and two guys who are the same age.
They were also hoping for identical twins so they could claim its only one set of genes and therefore only have to pay one salary
A swing coach and a take coach. Makes a lot of sense. The take coach gets you super proficient at leaving the ones outside the strike zone while the swing coach gets you to swing at the good ones.
Or one could help with RH and the other with LH batters so that the Os are positioned to swing both ways
Great move. Instead of the Orioles having worst offense in the league, they’ll have the second to worst offense in the league. Big moves.
Do they share a locker? Rub a dub dub, 2 men in a tub
Wonder if Borgshultze is related to the great Sergeant Schultz. Of course he knew nothing nothing so may not bode so well for his precocious pupils.