Monthly Archives: February 2023

SHOEMAKER RETURNS FOR THIRD SEASON WITH RANCHO CUCAMONGA

John Shoemaker will be the field manager for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes for the third straight year as announced by the team. Shoemaker has been coaching in the Dodgers organization since 1981 and posted a record of 135-117 over the past two seasons at the helm for the Quakes.

Full staff:

Hitting Coach – Dylan Nasiatka
Pitching Coach – Ramon Troncoso
Pitching Coach – Sean Coyne
Bench/Hitting Coach – Ronny Paulino
Athletic Trainer – Akinori Maeda
Performance Coach – Taylor Miller
Video/Development Coach – Ben Castiglia

ZAMORA TO MANAGE LAKE ELSINORE

Pete Zamora has been named as manager of Lake Elsinore to head the 2023 coaching staff. Zamora served as pitching coach for the Storm in 2019 and held that same position with the San Antonio Missions last year.

The rest of the staff is as follow:

Pitching Coach – Thomas Eshelman
Bench Coach – Jhonaldo Pozo
Athletic Trainer – Josean Prieto
Strength Coach – Mark Spadavecchia
Performance Analyst – Charles King
Video Analyst – Kenny Kirkpatrick

PETIT HEADS STOCKTON PORTS 2023 COACHING STAFF

The Stockton Ports announced their 2023 coaching staff, with Gregorio Petit heading the list as the club’s manager. Petit broke into the big leagues with Stockton’s parent club, the A’s, in 2008 and played parts of that season and 2009 with them. In 197 games over six seasons, the Venezuelan-born infielder played in 197 major league games.

Rounding out the Ports’ staff:

Kevin Kouzmanoff – Hitting Coach
Gabriel Ozuna – Pitching Coach
Ruben Escalara – Assistant Hitting Coach
Noah Huff – Athletic Trainer
Nathaniel Penaranda – Sports Performance Coach

FLASHBACK: BAKERSFIELD BLAZE 2015