Maybe this is the Cubs’ penalty for stealing Pete Crow-Armstrong from the Mets four years ago. In a move no one outside of her immediate orbit saw coming, minor league hitting coach Rachel Folden has left the Cubs organization to become the HC for New York’s Double-A affiliate in Binghampton. Folden is very well respected within the industry and rose through the ranks with the Cubs to the role of hitting coach at Triple-A Iowa.
Prior to joining the Cubs, Folden was a four-time All-American softball player at Marshall University and starred for five seasons in National Pro Fastpitch.