When he was interviewing Brian Kaplan for the vacant pitching coach job, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo couldn't get over how in sync the two seemed to be. "I felt an immediate connection," Lovullo said. "The way he was explaining things to me is how ...

It's the first time in at least five years that another club has hired away a coach from the Phillies' MLB staff.

New D-backs pitching coach Brian Kaplan brings a unique perspective to the position, one the club found attractive.

A day after losing assistant pitching coach Brian Kaplan to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Phillies promoted 32-year-old Mark Lowy to fill his role on the coaching staff.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Brian Kaplan to take over as pitching coach, the club announced on Tuesday.

The Phillies have promoted Mark Lowy to assistant pitching coach, the team announced Wednesday. Lowy, 32, replaces Brian Kaplan, who was hired by the Diamondbacks on Tuesday to be their pitching coach.

The Diamondbacks announced that they have hired Brian Kaplan to be their new pitching coach. He will replace Brent Strom,

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced the hiring of Brian Kaplan to become the club's next pitching coach on Nov. 12, 2024.

Kaplan, 42, specializes in the training and development of pitchers, with an emphasis on biomechanics, and had not coached in pro ball before the Phillies hired him in 2022.