Zachary Warren Cozart (born August 12, 1985) is an American former professional baseball shortstop.

[2] Cozart attended the University of Mississippi, where he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels.

[6] The Reds promoted Cozart to the Carolina Mudcats of the Class AA Southern League for the 2009 season.

In 13 games for the Peoria Saguaros of the AFL, he hit .340/.393/.560 with two home runs, ten RBIs, and three stolen bases.

He was named a Baseball America Triple-A All-Star for 2010, and received the Mary E. Barney Award as Louisville's Most Valuable Player.

Switching uniform numbers from #60 to #2, Cozart started that night at Milwaukee, playing shortstop and batting seventh.

Cozart hit his first home run in the eighth inning off of his college teammate Lance Lynn, on July 17, against the rival Cardinals.

On August 12, Cozart had Tommy John surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, ending his season.

On April 7, Cozart went 3–4 with a single, triple, and a home run going a double shy of the cycle in the Reds 8–3 loss.

[11] On June 10, during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Cozart slipped on first base, tearing the anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments and the biceps tendon in his right knee.

[5] On April 4, 2016, Cozart batted leadoff on opening day for the Reds and went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI in a 6–2 win over the Phillies.

He ranked among overall NL leaders in slugging percentage (10th), average vs LHP (.337, 6th), and hardest to GIDP (87.6 AB, 10th).

[6] Two weeks after his injury, it was revealed that he had suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder, and he underwent season-ending surgery.

[18] On July 12, it was announced that he would require surgery on his injured left shoulder and would miss the remainder of the season.

[20] On December 10, 2019, Cozart and Will Wilson were traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

[23] In July 2024, Cozart said he supported Donald Trump's 2024 bid for the White House and plans to vote for him in the 2024 presidential election.

The tweet's caption read: "The Reds join MLB in going purple today in honor of #SpiritDay!

"[25] He replied: "This sh*t [sic] is getting ridiculous... so sick of it... how many months and days do we celebrate real heroes of the military?