The Chicago Cubs’ Rachel Folden doesn’t adhere to you ‘can’t coach’ as a female. As a matter of fact, Folden still owns 15 of the program’s single-season or career records 11 years after she graduated. She became the lead hitting lab tech and fourth coach in the Arizona Rookie League team. h/t Anna Katherine Clemmons, ESPN
The new role makes her four of the females hired this offseason. Chicago Cubs director of player development Matt Dorey spoke to her commitment to the players. He’s ‘all-in’ on Folden.
“Her ability to speak about the swing, the mechanics — those were easy boxes to check,” Matt Dorey, the Cubs’ director of player development, says.