Zach Warren gets Grapefruit League win with Phillies

Zach Warren gets Grapefruit League win with Phillies.

CLEARWATER — Former University of Tennessee pitcher Zach Warren picked up a Grapefruit League win Monday afternoon as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Baltimore Orioles, 8-7.

Warren, a Philadelphia farm hand for the last three seasons, pitched an inning of scoreless relief for the Phillies (2-0 in the spring in 2020). He struck out the side in his lone frame of work at Spectrum Field.

Warren entered in the ninth inning with the game tied 7-7. He was able to nab the victory as Philadelphia plated the winning run in the bottom of the inning.

He pitched for the Volunteers between 2015-17 and compiled a 9-10 career record in three seasons on Rocky Top.

Warren was drafted in the 14th round of the MLB Amateur Draft by the Phillies.

The career minor leaguer was a non-roster invitee to the Phillies camp this season. The left hander has played in the Phillies organization for Clearwater (Florida State League), Lakewood (South Atlantic League) and Williamsport (NY-Penn League).

WATCH: San Francisco Giants hire Gabe Kapler as new manager

Gabe Kapler is now the manager of the San Francisco Giants.

About a month after being fired by the Phillies, Gabe Kapler is now the manager of the San Francisco Giants. He takes over for Bruce Bochy, who retired this fall after 25 years as a manager, including 13 seasons with the Giants.

Kapler was fired Oct. 10 after two years in Philadelphia, where his squad hovered around .500 both seasons.

Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said at the end of San Francisco’s 2019 season that the number one quality in their next manager would be relationship building with the players.

Zaidi and Kapler worked together a few years ago in Los Angeles, where Zaidi was the Dodgers’ general manager and Kapler served as the director of player development.

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