Robert Van Scoyoc
{{short description|American baseball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Robert Van Scoyoc
| team = Los Angeles Dodgers
| number = 72
| position = Coach
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|16}}
| birth_place = Valencia, California, U.S.
| bats =
| throws =
| debutleague =
| teams = As coach
- Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|2019}}–present)
| awards =
- 2× World Series champion ({{wsy|2020}}, {{wsy|2024}})
}}
Robert Van Scoyoc (born November 16, 1986) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Van Scoyoc attended William S. Hart High School in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California,{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-no-happy-ending-for-hawks-baseball-2004may22-story.html|title=No happy ending for 'Hawks baseball|work=San Diego Union Tribune|first=Landon|last=Negri|date=May 22, 2004|access-date=November 28, 2018}} graduating in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://throwzone.com/we-would-like-to-introduce-tza-academys-hitting-coach/|title=We would like to introduce TZA Academy's Hitting Coach|work=TZA Academy|date=January 18, 2015}} and played college baseball at Cuesta College, describing his play as "pretty mediocre".
Van Scoyoc began his coaching career in 2008, working with youth hitters in the Santa Clarita Valley and as a part-time assistant coach for Valencia High School. From 2010 to 2011 he was the hitting coach and recruitment coordinator for San Diego Christian College. After that he teamed with Craig Wallenbrock to mentor numerous college and professional hitters. They worked with J. D. Martinez in 2013, helping him to improve his swing.{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2017/10/07/coaching-duo-behind-j-d-martinezs-dangerous-swing/743537001/ |title=The coaching duo behind J.D. Martinez's dangerous swing |first=Nick|last=Piecoro|publisher=Azcentral.com |date=October 7, 2017 |access-date=November 28, 2018}} He was a hitting consultant for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2016 to 2017, and he helped Chris Taylor improve his results with changes to his swing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/sports/baseball/chris-taylor-dodgers.html|title=A Reinvented Swing Solves the Dodgers' Leadoff Problem|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|date=October 20, 2017|via=NYTimes.com}} The Arizona Diamondbacks hired him before the 2018 season as a hitting strategist{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2018/03/07/arizona-diamondbacks-robert-van-scoyoc-dan-haren-dave-magadan/404893002/ |title=Diamondbacks hope for edge with hitting strategist Robert Van Scoyoc |publisher=Azcentral.com |access-date=November 28, 2018}} before he returned to the Dodgers as their major league hitting coach for the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/dodgers-finalize-coaching-staff-for-2019/c-301221152|title=Ebel, Van Scoyoc join Dodgers' coaching staff|work=mlb.com|first=Ken|last=Gurnick|date=November 28, 2018|access-date=November 28, 2018}}
References
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Category:Los Angeles Dodgers coaches
Category:People from Newhall, Santa Clarita, California
Category:Baseball players from Santa Clarita, California
Category:Cuesta Cougars baseball players
Category:Major League Baseball hitting coaches
Category:William S. Hart High School alumni
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