KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No, a new hitting coach in his first hours on the job couldn’t really be blamed for Kansas City’s offensive failings in a 5-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Regardless, Alec Zumwalt’s first day in uniform basically showed a representation of the challenge he now faces: tasked with fixing yearlong struggles while seeing glimpses of what KC’s offense be when things go right.
The Royals fired hitting coach Terry Bradshaw on Monday morning and replaced him with Zumwalt, the team’s senior director for player development and hitting performance. That came for a Royals team off to a disappointing start with an offense that ranked bottom-five in most major statistical categories.
