Jeremy Barnes (baseball)

Summary

Jeremy D. Barnes (born April 13, 1987) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jeremy Barnes
Barnes with the Mets in 2022
New York Mets – No. 49
Coach
Born: (1987-04-13) April 13, 1987 (age 36)
Rowlett, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
As coach

Barnes attended South Garland High School in Garland, Texas.[1] Barnes attended the University of Notre Dame and played college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He played professional baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies organization and in Australia from 2009 through 2015.[2]

After retiring as a player, Barnes began working on player development for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League.[3] He spent four years working in the front office for the Houston Astros, including two years as their minor league hitting coordinator. The New York Mets interviewed Barnes for their position of director of playing development. Though they chose Kevin Howard, the Mets hired Barnes for the newly established position of director of player development initiative.[2]

Before the 2022 season, the Mets promoted Barnes to their major league coaching staff as their assistant hitting coach.[4] After the 2022 season, Eric Chavez was promoted to bench coach and Barnes became the head hitting coach.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jeremy Barnes - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com.
  2. ^ a b "Newsday | Long Island's & NYC's News Source". Newsday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ Polkinghorne, David (6 January 2017). "Canberra Baseball development manager Jeremy Barnes joins MLB club Houston Astros". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Mets add Craig Bjornson, Jeremy Barnes to coaching staff". Nypost.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  5. ^ Heyman, Jon (28 November 2022). "Mets promote Eric Chavez to bench coach amid several changes to staff". New York Post.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Jeremy Barnes: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Mets hitting coach
2023–present
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by New York Mets assistant hitting coach
2022
Succeeded by