Gary Denbo
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Gary Brian Denbo (born December 9, 1960) is an American former baseball player and current Vice President of Player Development 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, and continues in his current position in scouting and player development. 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]
In June 2014, Denbo was named Hitting Consultant for the 2014 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[3]
In October, 2014 the Yankees named Denbo Vice President of Player Development.[4]
References
- ↑ "Blue Jays Press Release/Denbo Hired". Newsday. October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ↑ Boland, Erik (August 16, 2011). "DL stint helped Jeter's hitting". Newsday. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ↑ "CNT: 29 players report on Friday". Newsday. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ↑ "New York Daily News / Denbo hired as Yanks VP of Player Development". Newsday. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
List of New York Yankees coaches
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Report: Gary Denbo Replaces Mark Newman, Pat Roessler Out Retrieved from SI.com on 2014-10-20
- Age-old questions for Yankees captain Jeter Retrieved from New York Post.com on 2012-2-24
- Work with Denbo helped Jeter find swing Retrieved from mlb.com on 2011-8-22
- Denbo Articles Retrieved from nydailynews.com on 2010-5-3
- Blue Jays Press Release/Denbo to Stress Unselfish Hitting Style Retrieved on 2007-10-12
- 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
| 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 |