{"id":622430,"date":"2026-03-13T23:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/622430\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T23:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:09:15","slug":"dodgers-prospect-had-wade-boggs-as-high-school-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/622430\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Prospect Had Wade Boggs as High School Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One Los Angeles Dodgers prospect who\u2019s believed to be on the verge of breaking into the big leagues had a legend of the game to show him the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/zach-ehrhard\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"54521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zach Ehrhard<\/a>, an outfielder from Tampa, Florida, was coached in high school by Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7114119\/2026\/03\/13\/dodgers-blake-snell-shohei-ohtani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Boggs served as a volunteer assistant coach for Paul R. Wharton High School in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really cool,\u201d Ehrhard said. \u201cHe\u2019s a great guy and really helpful. Wade Boggs is a Hall of Famer. That\u2019s crazy in itself, but he didn\u2019t act like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28449447_168396005_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300396\"  \/>Mar 9, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Zach Ehrhard (99) hits against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning at American Family Fields of Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn ImagesHow Did the Dodgers Get Zach Ehrhard?<\/p>\n<p>Ehrhard came to the Boys in Blue alongside James Tibbs III in the trade that sent <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/dustin-may\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dustin May<\/a> to the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>That trade also separated Ehrhard from his brother, Drew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very emotional,\u201d Ehrhard told Ardaya. \u201cIt was a tough one, because just getting to play with him was such a dream. But afterwards, all my teammates that were there in Portland with me were very supportive and just let me know this was a good thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How is Zach Ehrhard Doing for the Dodgers?<\/p>\n<p>This is his first spring with the Dodgers, and so far, he\u2019s made an impact, slashing .316\/.395\/.500 in 43 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Of his 12 hits, five were doubles and one was a triple, and he\u2019s also stolen three bases and knocked in five runs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t try to be anybody different than who I am. I\u2019m a competitor, I\u2019m a tough ball player,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/zach-ehrhard-james-tibbs-iii-hold-their-own-in-dodgers-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ehrhard told Jesse Borek of MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve never been the 50 home run guy or the 100 stolen-base guy, I just kind of go in and play the game hard every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ehrhard also told Borek that he\u2019s fitting in nicely with the Dodgers and appreciates the coaching he\u2019s received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat they focus on with the Dodgers, it feels much more personalized,\u201d he told Borek. \u201cThey\u2019re very specific and intentional with, \u2018OK, you\u2019re really good at this. So let\u2019s focus on that.\u2019 \u2026 They\u2019ve made just little minor tweaks here and there that have helped me a ton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One Los Angeles Dodgers prospect who\u2019s believed to be on the verge of breaking into the big leagues&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4,32178],"class_list":{"0":"post-622430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-dodgers","12":"tag-ladodgers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesdodgers","17":"tag-mlb","18":"tag-zach-ehrhard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116224392223267917","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}