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Pat Roessler
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Patrick Alan Roessler (born December 27, 1959) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the assistant hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has also coached in MLB for the Montreal Expos from 2000–2001, the New York Mets from 2015–2018, and the Washington Nationals from 2020–2023.
Key Information
Playing career
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Roessler attended the University of Arizona, and played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team. Roessler was a member of the 1980 College World Series champions. He served as the team's captain during his senior year, in 1982.[1][2]
Coaching career
[edit]Roessler served as an assistant baseball coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs from 1983 to 1988. He joined the Chicago White Sox organization as a minor league coach from 1988 to 1994, and then served as the hitting coordinator for the Montreal Expos from 1995 to 1997. He worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1998 to 1999.[3]
Roessler served as the hitting coach for the Expos in 2000 and 2001.[4] He joined the New York Yankees as their director of player development in 2005, and served in the role until 2014. The New York Mets hired Roessler as their assistant hitting coach, succeeding Luis Natera, after the 2014 season.[5][6] Following the 2017 season and the hiring of manager Mickey Callaway, Roessler was promoted to hitting coach.[7] The Mets dismissed Roessler after the 2018 season.[8]
The Washington Nationals hired Roessler to be their assistant hitting coach before the 2020 season.[9] The Nationals fired Roessler after the 2023 season.[10] The Yankees hired Roessler as their assistant hitting coach before the 2024 season.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Berk, Daniel (May 20, 2024). "'Alley Cats' recall spirit of Arizona's 1980 title team". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Greg (December 6, 2014). "Roessler with Mets". Tucson.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Kubatko, Roch (January 28, 2020). "Roessler uses analytics as one tool to help Nats hitters get better". MASNsports.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. October 7, 2001. p. S8-13. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Vorkunov, Mike (November 21, 2014). "Former Yankees' minor league director Pat Roessler to join Mets coaching staff". New Jersey Advance Media. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Roessler joins Mets as assistant hitting coach". New York Mets. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ Wagner, James (November 1, 2017). "Mets Promote Pat Roessler to Hitting Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Mets fire hitting, bullpen coaches amid shuffle". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ "World champ Nats switch around some duties on coaching staff". The Arizona Republic. Associated Press. December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024.
- ^ Camerato, Jessica (October 10, 2023). "Nationals part ways with four coaches". MLB.com. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ New York Yankees [@Yankees] (January 10, 2024). "The Yankees today announced the 2024 coaching staff under Manager Aaron Boone: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDf0asgbMAAw-Be.jpg" (Tweet). Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
External links
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- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
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| Preceded by | New York Mets assistant hitting coach 2015–2017 |
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| Preceded by | New York Mets hitting coach 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Washington Nationals assistant hitting coach 2020–2023 |
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