You’ll recognize most of these names, as many have been in the organization for a long time.
The Cubs Tuesday announced the coaching staffs for their affiliates at Triple-A Iowa, Double-A Knoxville, High-A South Bend, Low-A Myrtle Beach, the Arizona Complex League and the Dominican Summer League.
There’s quite a bit of stability here. All but one of the managers are returning for at least their second season at their current position, and you’ll recognize some of the other names.
Marty Pevey returns as manager of the Iowa Cubs for the 13th consecutive season, extending his franchise-record tenure while his 748 victories are also a franchise mark. Entering his 17th season in the organization, he has over 30 years of professional experience, beginning with 13 seasons as a player. All told, Pevey owns a 1,392-1,436 minor league managerial record and his 1,392 victories are sixth-most among active minor league skippers through 2024.
Lance Rymel enters his second season as manager of the Knoxville (previously Tennessee) Smokies following two seasons at the helm in South Bend. He guided the 2024 Smokies to the best record in Southern League North Division as well as a Division title in the second half. This is his 10th season as a coach or manager in the Cubs organization, where he also managed Single-A Eugene in 2019 and the Cubs Dominican Summer League squad in 2017-18.
Nick Lovullo enters his second season as manager of the South Bend Cubs. He previously managed the Arizona Complex League Mesa Cubs in 2023 after joining the organization in 2022 as Tennessee’s bench coach. The son of Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, Nick was selected by Boston in the 20th round of the 2016 draft out of the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
Yovanny Cuevas enters his first season as manager for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, following three years coaching within the Cubs system. He previously served as the hitting coach for the ACL Mesa Cubs (2024) and the Dominican Summer League Cubs (2023) and as the hitting fellow of the Rookie League Cubs (2022).
Corey Ray enters his second season as manager of the Arizona Complex League Mesa Cubs after serving as Myrtle Beach’s bench coach during the 2023 campaign. Selected by Milwaukee in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2016 Draft, he played seven years, all with the Brewers organization, including an appearance in the 2017 Futures game.
Carlos Ramírez enters his seventh season as a manager for the Cubs Dominican Summer League team, and his 10th season as a coach or manager in the organization. He was a coach for the Dominican League club from 2016-18 following three seasons as a catcher in the system from 2012-14.
Enrique Wilson is in his eighth season with the Cubs Dominican Summer League club and his fourth as a manager after serving as a hitting coach. He had a nine-year major league playing career with Cleveland (1997-2000), Pittsburgh (2000-01), the Yankees (2001-04) and the Cubs (2005) in which he batted .244 with 22 home runs in 555 games.
Here are the rest of the coaching staffs for Cubs minor league affiliates for 2025. Of note is Rachel Folden as a hitting coach at Iowa — this is the highest level a female coach has worked in the Cubs organization and hopefully, this might mean a major-league spot for her in the near future.
