Northwestern dismisses Jim Foster as baseball coach

Northwestern University baseball head coach Jim Foster ahead of a game against the University of Notre Dame at Wrigley Field, May 16, 2023.

Northwestern University has relieved Jim Foster as head baseball coach days after news surfaced of controversy surrounding him. Foster’s dismissal as coach one year into the job was announced to players on a video call Thursday afternoon with Northwestern University President Michael Schill and athletic director Derrick Gragg, sources told the Tribune. Assistant coach Brian Anderson, a former player for the Chicago White Sox, has been picked to lead the team in Foster’s place.Foster could not be immediately reached for comment.

“Nothing will ever be more important to Northwestern than providing its students a place that allows them to develop in the classroom, in the community, and in competition at the absolute highest level, and building a culture which allows our staff to thrive,” Gragg said in the statement. “This has been an ongoing situation and many factors were considered before reaching this resolution.

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