Zach Bove

Zach Bove

• Bats Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 225 lb.
• School Central Florida Community College, Flagler College, University of Missouri
• High School Lake Region High School

• Born in Florida USA

Biographical Information

Zach Bove was named assistant pitching coach of the Kansas City Royals in 2023.

He served as a coach for the College of Central Florida for seven years, first as a hitting coach (he was a position player at Flagler College) before turning his attention to the school's pitchers in 2015. He helped develop Nate Pearson, who was drafted in the first round of the 2017 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was later assistant pitching coordinator for the Minnesota Twins, from where he was hired by the Royals. He got his start in the Twins chain as the pitching coach for the GCL Twins in 2019, then was promoted to the assistant pitching coordinator position. He was known with the Twins for using analytics and biomechanics in working on pitchers' development.

Further Reading

• Anne Rogers: "Royals to hire Zach Bove as asst. pitching coach", mlb.com, December 3, 2022. [1]
• Anne Rogers: "'A Swiss Army knife': Royals coach Bove has creative approach: Royals leaning heavy on analytics as they look to reshape their staff for 2023", mlb.com February 19, 2023. [2]

Related Sites

• Flagler College bio
• College of Central Florida bio