Gary Denbo
| Gary B. Denbo | |
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| New York Yankees | |
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Born: December 9, 1960 Princeton, Indiana | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Gary Brian Denbo (born December 9, 1960) is an American former baseball player and current scout for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Playing career
Denbo was drafted as an infielder by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Denbo played four years in the minor leagues, reaching Double A in 1986.
Post-playing career
After retiring as a player, Denbo became a minor league coach and manager. Denbo took his first coaching position in 1986 as a Player-coach for the Cincinnati Reds Double-A club in Vermont. He remained with the Reds organization through 1989.
In 1990, Denbo joined the Yankees organization. He served as a hitting coach and manager for minor league teams in the Yankees organization through 1996. In 1997, he took over as the hitting coordinator for the entire Yankees organization, and in 2000 was also the Assistant Minor League Director.
In 2001, Denbo was the Major League Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees. He also served as the Hitting Coach for the American League All-star team in the 2001 All-star game in Seattle.
He was a scout for the Cleveland Indians in 2002.
He was a hitting coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League (Nippon Professional Baseball) from 2003 through 2005.
He rejoined the Yankees organization in 2006 as the organization's hitting coordinator. In 2008, he became the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]
In 2009, Denbo returned to the Yankees as a Player Development Consultant. In 2010, he served as a scout. While in a slump during the 2011 season, Derek Jeter worked on his swing with Denbo, which Jeter attributed to his improvement later in the season.[2]
References
- ↑ Blue Jays Press Release/Denbo Hired Retrieved on 2007-10-09
- ↑ Boland, Erik (August 16, 2011). "DL stint helped Jeter's hitting". Newsday. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Denbo Articles Retrieved from nydailynews.com on 2010-5-3
- Blue Jays Press Release/Unselfish Hitters Retrieved on 2007-10-12
- Blue Jays Coach put Lowell back in swing Retrieved from CBS Sports on 2008-5-6
- The Wisdom of Mike Lowell Retrieved from globeandmail.com on 2007-10-11
- Denbo says Soriano developing plate discipline Retrieved from cnnsi.com on 2001-5-18
- Online Hitting Academy/Denbo Retrieved on 2007-10-12
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Mickey Brantley |
Toronto Blue Jays Hitting Coach October 2007 - June 2008 |
Succeeded by Gene Tenace |
| Preceded by Chris Chambliss |
New York Yankees Hitting Coach 2001 |
Succeeded by Rick Down |