ST. LOUIS • Less than a week after the search for a pitching coach got complicated by an onrush of established candidates available and new teams in need of a hire, the Cardinals have landed the next coach they intend to lead their pitching staff.
Former Washington Nationals coach Mike Maddux will be hired as the Cardinals' next pitching coach, The Post-Dispatch has confirmed. The Athletic was the first to report the hiring, doing so on Twitter. Maddux has finalized a multi-year deal with the Cardinals.
A formal announcement by the team came Thursday afternoon.