Matt Borgschulte (born October 25, 1990) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB)

Matt Borgschulte
Minnesota Twins
Hitting coach
Born: (1990-10-29) October 29, 1990 (age 34)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Teams
As coach

Playing career

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Borgschulte attended Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri.[1] He attended Western Kentucky University and Drury University, where he played college baseball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Drury Panthers.[2]

Coaching career

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Borgschulte was the hitting coach for Southeast Missouri State University in 2015 and 2016.[3] He joined the Minnesota Twins organization in 2018 as the hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League Twins.[4] In 2019, he was hitting coach for the Fort Myers Miracle,[5] and he was promoted to be the hitting coach for the Rochester Red Wings in the 2020 season.[6]

In 2021, Borgschulte was the hitting coach for the St. Paul Saints. After the 2021 season, the Baltimore Orioles hired Borgschulte and Ryan Fuller as co-hitting coaches.[7][8]

On October 14, 2024, Borgschulte left the Orioles to become the primary hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Kopsky, Paul. "ATHLETES OF THE WEEK HIGH SCHOOLS". STLtoday.com.
  2. ^ Meoli, Jon. "Orioles tap Double-A Bowie's Ryan Fuller, Twins' Matt Borgschulte as major league co-hitting coaches". baltimoresun.com.
  3. ^ "Borgschulte rejoins Southeast Missouri State baseball coaching staff". Southeast Missourian. January 26, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.  
  4. ^ "Twins announce 2018 Minor League staff assignments". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Twins announce Minor League coaching staff". MLB.com.
  6. ^ "Twins announce 2020 Minor League staff assignments". MLB.com.
  7. ^ Trezza, Joe (2021-11-16). "Ryan Fuller, Matt Borgschulte Orioles' hitting coaches". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  8. ^ Helfand, Betsy (2021-11-15). "Saints hitting coach Matt Borgschulte leaving Twins for Orioles – Twin Cities". Twincities.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  9. ^ "Matt Borgschulte, Orioles' last remaining hitting coach, leaves for Twins". baltimoresun.com=en. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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