photo: Alec Burleson, Chris Conroy, Casey Chenoweth, Brandon Allen
The St. Louis Cardinals have set their 2026 coaching staff under manager Oliver Marmol with two major changes. Casey Chenoweth is promoted from the minor leagues and Kyle Driscoll is a new hire. Both are assistant coaches.
St. Louis Cardinals release
The St. Louis Cardinals announced today (Wednesday, November 26) that they have finalized their Major League coaching staff for the upcoming 2026 season.
The following coaches will be returning to Manager Oliver Marmol’s staff:
- Daniel Descalso – Bench Coach (3rd season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Dusty Blake – Pitching Coach (6th season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Brant Brown – Hitting Coach (2nd season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Stubby Clapp – 1st Base Coach (8th season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Ron “Pop” Warner – 3rd Base Coach (9th season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Jon Jay – Outfield, Baserunning & Quality Control Coach (2nd season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Brandon Allen – Assistant Hitting Coach (4th season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Julio Rangel – Assistant Pitching/Bullpen Coach (4th season on Cardinals coaching staff)
- Jamie Pogue – Asst. Coach/Bullpen Coach
- Kleininger “KT” Teran – Bullpen Catcher
In addition, the team announced the following new coaching staff members:
- Casey Chenoweth – Assistant Hitting Coach
- Kyle Driscoll – Assistant Pitching Coach
Chenoweth served as the Hitting Coach for Springfield (AA) last season, his 3rd season in the Cardinals organization. He has prior coaching experience in both the Arizona and San Francisco farm systems and has certifications with Driveline, Marucci Bat Performance, OnBase and Rapsodo.
Driscoll, who pitched for Rutgers University, served as the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Pitching Coordinator last season. He served as Pitching Coach for the Mets triple-A Syracuse team in 2023 and previously was a strength & conditioning coach and pitching coordinator with Cressey Sports Performance.
Patrick “Packy” Elkins has taken on a new role as Offense Strategist, as has Dean Kiekhefer who will now serve as Pitching Strategist. Chad Blair, a member of the team since 1996, returns as Major League Video Coordinator along with returning MLB Analyst Matthew Bennett and Major League Video & Technology Specialist Noah Landow.
Brian Walton’s take
One promotion from within and another voice from the outside provide a nice balance. Kyle Driscoll replaces Dean Kiekhefer, working under Pitching Coach Dusty Blake.
Last year, Packy Elkins was the Run Creation Coach. Casey Chenoweth, who is bilingual, becomes the second assistant hitting coach alongside Brandon Allen under the leadership of Hitting Coach Brant Brown. Chenoweth’s replacement at Springfield has not been announced.
A prominent name missing from the announcement is Yadier Molina, who has expressed an interest in coaching or managing, but apparently hasn’t found a fit.
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