The Cincinnati Reds have just announced that they have hired Alan Zinter as the new hitting coach for the team. They also announced that they have promoted Donnie Ecker to assistant hitting coach and director of hitting.
“The structure for the hitting department will closely follow what we have recently instituted on the pitching side. The organizational philosophy will be articulated and implemented in a consistent way across all levels,” said Reds President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams.
Alan Zinter will be Cincinnati’s third hitting coach in the last three seasons. Don Long had served as the hitting coach from 2014-2018.