
BLUE JAYS ANNOUNCE 2021 MINOR LEAGUE APPOINTMENTS
The Toronto Blue Jays today announce the following appointments to the High Performance and Player Development departments for the 2021 campaign.
Field Managers for the upcoming Minor League season will be Casey Candaele (Triple-A Buffalo), Cesar Martin (Double-A New Hampshire), Donnie Murphy (High-A Vancouver), Luis Hurtado (Low-A Dunedin), Brent Lavallee (Gulf Coast), and Dane Fujinaka (Dominican Summer League).
Below is a complete listing of the Blue Jays’ 2021 Player Development and High Performance staffs.
Buffalo | |
Casey Candaele | Manager |
Jeff Ware | Pitching Coach |
Corey Hart | Hitting Coach |
Devon White | Position Coach |
Jake McGuiggan | Development Coach |
Caleb Daniel | Trainer |
Justin Batcher | S&C Coach |
Kat Mangieri | Dietitian |
John Lannan | MP Coach |
New Hampshire | |
Cesar Martin | Manager |
Jim Czajkowski | Pitching Coach |
Matt Hague | Hitting Coach |
Chris Schaeffer | Position Coach |
Evan Short | Development Coach |
Luke Greene | Trainer |
Casey Callison | S&C Coach |
Kara Terry | Dietitian |
Rob DiBernardo | MP Coach |
Vancouver | |
Donnie Murphy | Manager |
Antonio Caceres | Pitching Coach |
Ryan Wright | Hitting Coach |
Danny Canellas | Position Coach |
Taylor Hill | Development Coach |
Brandon Hammerstrom | Trainer |
Tommy LaBriola | S&C Coach |
Geoff Stallman | Dietitian |
Rob DiBernardo | MP Coach |
Dunedin | |
Luis Hurtado | Manager |
Phil Cundari | Pitching Coach |
Matt Young | Hitting Coach |
George Carroll | Position Coach |
Drew Hayes | Development Coach |
Roelvis Vargas | Trainer |
Matt Hunter | S&C Coach |
Lauren Poole | Dietitian |
Ben Freakley | MP Coach |
Gulf Coast | |
Brent Lavallee | Manager |
Jose Mayorga | Bench Coach |
Cory Riordan | Pitching Coach |
Paul Elliott | Hitting Coach |
Dennis Holmberg | Position Coach |
Zach Stewart | Development Coach |
Jon Woodworth | Trainer |
Taylor Haslinger | S&C Coach |
Trevor Lomax | Dietitian |
Matthew Galvez | MP Coach |
Dominican Summer League | |
Pablo Cruz | Field Coordinator |
Dane Fujinaka | Manager |
Yoel Hernandez | Pitching Coach |
Andy Fermin | Hitting Coach |
Petr Stribrcky | Hitting Coach |
Deiferson Barreto | Position Coach |
Jose Mateo | Position Coach |
Alain Pacheco | Trainer |
Ysidro Reyes | Trainer |
Imbewer Alvarez | S&C Coach |
Roswell Del Rosario | Asst. S&C Coach |
Matthew Galvez | MP Coach |
Player Development | |
Gil Kim | Director, Player Development & Major League Coach |
Charlie Wilson | Director, Minor League Operations |
Joe Sclafani | Assistant Director, Player Development |
Casey Candaele | Field Coordinator & Buffalo Manager |
John Tamargo Jr. | Short-Season Field Coordinator |
Dallas McPherson | Skill Development Coordinator |
Hunter Mense | Hitting Coordinator |
Danny Solano | Infield Coordinator |
Matt Buschmann | Director, Pitching Development & Major League Bullpen Coach |
Cory Popham | Pitching Development Coordinator |
Matt Tracy | Pitching Development Coordinator |
Will Habib | Coordinator, Player Development & HP Operations |
Matt Hague | New Hampshire Hitting Coach & Swing Consultant |
Reed Kienle | Minor League Hitting Analyst |
Evan Short | Pitching Skills Coach & Strategist |
Billy Wardlow | Equipment Coordinator |
Matt von Roemer | Technology Operations Coordinator |
Tim Raines | Special Assistant to Player Development |
Sonia De La Cruz | Education Coordinator |
Michelle Rodgers | Business Manager, Minor League Operations |
Michael Rivera | Assistant, Player Development |
David Howell | Complex Pitching Coach |
Demetre Kokoris | Rehab Pitching Coach |
Luis Silva | Rehab Position Player Coach |
High Performance – Dunedin | |
Angus Mugford | Vice President of High Performance |
Dehra Harris | Assistant Director of High Performance |
Andrew Pipkin | Medical Director |
Brandon Stone | Sports Science Coordinator |
Scott Peters | Medical Research Coordinator |
Michael Rendon | Athletic Training Coordinator |
Phillip Dimino | Rehab Coordinator |
Jon Woodworth | GCL ATC & Latin American Medical Coordinator |
Steve Rassel | MiLB S&C Coordinator |
Kyle Edlhuber | MiLB S&C Rehab Coordinator |
Aaron Spano | MiLB S&C Asst. Coordinator |
Ben Freakley | Head of Mental Performance |
Rob DiBernardo | Mental Performance Coach (New Hampshire & Vancouver) |
John Lannan | Mental Performance Coach (Buffalo & Dunedin) |
Matthew Galvez | Mental Performance Coach (GCL & DSL) |
Jeremy Chiang | Nutrition Coordinator & ML Dietitian |
Sam Lima | EAP Director |
Ted Farrar | Florida Physician Coordinator |
Alex Suerte | Assistant Physical Therapist |
Reeve Bergesen | High Performance & Player Development Project Manager |
Clare Padmore | High Performance Analyst |
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