After winning the Manager of the Year Award in 2019 with the Storm, Pete Zamora is returning to help the Lake Elsinore Storm defend their 2022 California League Championship. Valley News/Courtesy photo
The 2023 coaching staff has been officially announced, and there is a familiar face leading the way for the Lake Elsinore Storm’s 29th Minor League Baseball season. Pete Zamora, after winning the Manager of the Year Award in 2019 with the Storm, is returning to help defend the 2022 California League Championship. Zamora spent 2020 managing the Double-A San Antonio Missions which saw a 68-68 season, second-best in the Texas League South.Thomas Eshelman will be this year’s Pitching Coach, he too spent 2022 in Double-A San Antonio but as a player where he had a 4.58 ERA. He was also selected in the second round of the 2015 draft by the Houston Astros. He appeared in Major League games with the Baltimore Orioles in 2019, 2020 and 2021. He officially retired as a player this off-season
