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The Chicago Cubs will keep both of their pitching coaches for the 2027 season, according to a report from Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic.
Tommy Hottovy will continue as pitching coach, a position he has held since the 2019 campaign. He joined the organization in 2015 and has remained through multiple managerial changes, working under Joe Maddon, David Ross beginning in 2020, and Craig Counsell over the past three seasons.
Casey Jacobson will also return as assistant pitching coach after two seasons in the role. Jacobson replaced Daniel Moskos, who became the Marlins pitching coach in 2025. Before joining the Cubs staff, Jacobson was an instructor in the club's farm system following a stint at Driveline Baseball.
The pitching staff endured significant setbacks this season. Rotation members Justin Steele, Cade Horton, Matthew Boyd, Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown all missed time with injuries, while bullpen arms including Hunter Harvey, Porter Hodge, Daniel Palencia and Phil Maton also landed on the injured list. Trade deadline additions Clay Holmes, Kevin Gausman and Ryan Zeferjahn failed to produce results; only Zeferjahn will return next season.
An unnamed source defended the coaching staff, saying, "The least of the Cubs problems is Tommy Hottovy."
Source: MLB Trade Rumors - Tue Oct 20, 11:38 AM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).