In this age of baseball, where computers are as vital to a team’s performance as pine tar, former Wichita State pitcher Tommy Hottovy has a 21st century occupation.
He’s the director of run prevention for the Chicago Cubs. And if results define the employee, then Hottovy is the best director of run prevention in baseball today.
“Oh, I can’t take all the credit,” Hottovy joked. “It’s just been a fun, crazy year with the amount of fun our guys are having and the amount of success.”
The Cubs are 82-45, having rallied late Friday night to knock off the Dodgers in Los Angeles thanks to a pair of Kris Bryant home runs.