The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in New York City, New York in the borough of The Bronx. The Yankees are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees have won the World Series 27 times, more than any other MLB team.[1][2]
In baseball, coaches serve as assistants to the manager. In the past, coaches did not serve in specific roles, as noted in the position titles, such as "first assistant."[3] The number of coaches on a team's staff has increased over the years, and coaching evolved so that individual coaches took on specific roles. Base coaches also serve as infield, outfield, and base-running instructors. Teams also have a pitching coach, hitting coach, and bullpen coach, who often works with the catchers. The bench coach, a newer role on the coaching staff, serves as a second-in-command, advising the manager during the game.[4]
Many Yankees coaches are former players, former managers or future managers.[5][6]
† | Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily as a manager or executive |
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* | Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily as a player |
+ | Former MLB All-Star |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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Yogi Berra* | 1976–1982 | Former Yankees catcher/outfielder (1946–1963);[7] Managed the Yankees (1964, 1984–1985) and New York Mets (1972–1975)[8] | [9][10] |
Roy White+ | 1983 | Former Yankees outfielder (1965–1979)[11] | [12][13] |
Joe Altobelli | 1986 | Managed the San Francisco Giants (1977–1979), Baltimore Orioles (1983–1985), Chicago Cubs (1991)[14] | [15] |
Charlie Fox | 1989 | Managed the San Francisco Giants (1971–1974), Montreal Expos (1976), and Chicago Cubs (1983)[16] | [6][17] |
Mike Ferraro | 1991 | Managed the Cleveland Indians (1983) and Kansas City Royals (1986)[18] | [19] |
Russ Meyer | 1992 | — | [20] |
Ed Napoleon | 1993 | — | [21] |
Clete Boyer | 1994 | Former Yankees third baseman (1957–1966)[22] | [23] |
Don Zimmer+ | 1996–2003 | Managed the San Diego Padres (1972–1973), Boston Red Sox (1976–1980), Texas Rangers (1981–1982), and Chicago Cubs (1988–1991)[24] | [25] |
Willie Randolph+ | 2004 | Former Yankees second baseman (1976–1988);[26] Managed the New York Mets (2005–08)[27] | [25] |
Joe Girardi+ | 2005 | Former Yankees catcher (1996–1999);[28] Managed the Florida Marlins (2006) and New York Yankees (2008–17)[29] | [30] |
Lee Mazzilli+ | 2006 | Former Yankees first baseman (1982);[31] Managed the Baltimore Orioles (2004–2005)[32] | [33] |
Don Mattingly+ | 2007 | Former Yankees first baseman (1982–1995);[34] Managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2015) and the Miami Marlins (2016–2022); Bench Coach the Toronto Blue Jays (2023–present) | [35] |
Rob Thomson | 2008, 2015–2017 | Bench Coach the New York Yankees (2008, 2015–2017) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2018–2022); Third Base Coach the New York Yankees (2009–2014); Managed the Philadelphia Phillies (2022–present) | [36] |
Tony Peña+ | 2009–2014 | Managed the Kansas City Royals (2002–2005)[37] Bench Coach the New York Yankees (2009–2014); First Base Coach the New York Yankees (2006–2008, 2015–2017) | [38] |
Josh Bard | 2018–2019 | bullpen coach the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–2017, 2020–present)[39] | [40] |
Carlos Mendoza | 2020–2023 | Bench Coach the New York Yankees (2018–2023) ; Managed the New York Mets (2024–present) | [41] |
Brad Ausmus | 2024–present | Bench Coach the Oakland Athletics (2022) and the New York Yankees (2024–present); Managed the Detroit Tigers (2014–2017) and the Los Angeles Angels (2019) | [42] |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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John Corriden | 1947–1948 | — | [43] |
Jim Turner | 1949–1959 1966–1973 |
Former Yankees pitcher (1942–1945)[44] | [43][45] |
Eddie Lopat+ | 1960 | Former Yankees pitcher (1948–1955);[46] Managed the Kansas City Athletics (1963–1964)[47] | [48] |
Johnny Sain+ | 1961–1963 | Former Yankees pitcher (1951–1955)[49] | [48][50] |
Whitey Ford* | 1964, 1974–1975 | Former Yankees pitcher (1950–1967)[51] | [50][52] |
Cot Deal | 1965 | — | [53] |
Cloyd Boyer | 1975, 1977 | — | [54] |
Bob Lemon* | 1976 | Managed the Kansas City Royals (1970–1972), Chicago White Sox (1977–1978), New York Yankees (1978–1979, 1981–1982)[55] | [54] |
Art Fowler | 1977–1979 1983, 1988 |
— | [54][56] |
Clyde King | 1978, 1981–1982 | Managed the San Francisco Giants (1969–1970), Atlanta Braves (1974–1975), Yankees (1982)[57] | [54] |
Tom Morgan | 1979 | Former Yankees pitcher (1951–1956)[58] | [54] |
Stan Williams | 1980–1982, 1988 | Former Yankees pitcher (1963–1964)[59] | [54] |
Jeff Torborg | 1982–1984 | Began the 1982 season as co-pitching coach with Jerry Walker. Managed the Cleveland Indians (1977–1979), Chicago White Sox (1989–1991), New York Mets (1992–1993), Montreal Expos (2001), and Florida Marlins (2002–2003)[60] | [54][56] |
Jerry Walker+ | 1982 | Began the 1982 season as co-pitching coach with Jeff Torborg. | [54] |
Sammy Ellis+ | 1982–1984, 1986 | Served as co-pitching coach with Jeff Torborg (1983–1984).[61] | [54] |
Mark Connor | 1984–1987 1991–1992 |
— | [54][62][20] |
Bill Monbouquette | 1985 | Former Yankees pitcher (1967–1968)[63] | [54][62] |
Billy Connors | 1989–1990 1994–1995, 2000 |
Served as interim pitching coach while Stottlemyre was ill (2000). | [64][65][66] |
Tony Cloninger | 1992–1993 | — | [23][67] |
Nardi Contreras | 1995 | — | [65] |
Mel Stottlemyre+ | 1996–2005 | Former Yankees pitcher (1964–1974)[68] | [69] |
Ron Guidry+ | 2006–2007 | Former Yankees pitcher (1975–88)[70] | [71] |
Dave Eiland | 2008–2010 | Former Yankees pitcher (1988–1991, 1995)[72] | [36][73] |
Larry Rothschild | 2011–2019 | Managed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2001)[74] | [75] |
Matt Blake | 2020–present | [76] |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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Ralph Houk | 1958–1960 | Former Yankees catcher (1947–1954);[77] Managed the New York Yankees (1961–1963, 1966–1973), Detroit Tigers (1974–1978), and Boston Red Sox (1981–1984)[78] |
[79][80] |
Wally Moses | 1961–1962 | — | [80] |
Mickey Mantle* | 1970 | Former Yankees outfielder/first baseman (1951–1968)[81] | [82] |
Charley Lau | 1979–1981 | — | [83] |
Mickey Vernon+ | 1982 | — | [84] |
Joe Pepitone+ | 1982 | Former Yankees first baseman/outfielder (1962–1969)[85] | [84] |
Lee Walls | 1983 | — | [86] |
Lou Piniella+ | 1984–1985 | Former Yankees outfielder (1974–1984);[87] Managed the Yankees (1986–1987, 1988), Cincinnati Reds (1990–1992), Seattle Mariners (1993–2002), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003–2005) and Chicago Cubs (2007–2010)[88] |
[89][90] |
Willie Horton+ | 1985 | — | [91] |
Jay Ward | 1987 | — | [92] |
Chris Chambliss+ | 1988, 1996–2000 | Former Yankees first baseman (1974–1979, 1988)[93] | [94][95][33] |
Champ Summers | 1989–1990 | — | [17][96] |
Darrell Evans+ | 1990 | — | [97] |
Frank Howard+ | 1991–1992 | Managed the San Diego Padres (1981) and New York Mets (1983)[98] | [19] |
Rick Down | 1993–1995 2002–2003 |
— | [23][25] |
Gary Denbo | 2001 | — | [99] |
Don Mattingly+ | 2004–2006 | Former Yankees first baseman (1982–1995);[34] Managed the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2015) and the Miami Marlins (2016–2022) | [25] |
Kevin Long | 2007–2014 | Former Hitting coach New York Yankees (2007–2014), New York Mets (2015–2017), Washington Nationals (2018–2021), Philadelphia Phillies (2022–) | [100] |
Jeff Pentland | 2015 | Former Hitting coach Chicago Cubs (1997–2002), Kansas City Royals (2003–2005), Seattle Mariners (2005–2008), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2011), New York Yankees (2015). | [101] |
Alan Cockrell | 2016–2017 | Former Hitting coach Colorado Rockies (2006–2008), Seattle Mariners (2009–2011), New York Yankees (2016–2017) | [102] |
Marcus Thames | 2018–2021 | Former Yankees outfielder (2002, 2010);[34] Hitting Coach the New York Yankees (2018–2021); Miami Marlins (2022); Los Angeles Angels (2023); Chicago White Sox (2024–present) | [25] |
Dillon Lawson | 2022–2023 | Former hitting Coach for the New York Yankees | [103] |
Sean Casey | 2023 | Former hitting coach for the New York Yankees | |
Hensley Meulens | 2022 | Former Yankees outfielder (1989–1993), Assistant hitting coach New York Yankees (2022) Former bench coach San Francisco Giants (2010–2017); New York Mets (2020) hitting coach San Francisco Giants (2018–2019); Colorado Rockies (2023–present) |
[104] |
James Rowson | 2024–present | hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs (2012–2013);Minnesota Twins (2017–2019), Miami Marlins (2020–2022), Detroit Tigers (2023), New York Yankees (2024–present) |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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Jim Hegan+ | 1961–1973 1979–1980 |
— | [80][105] |
Mel Wright | 1974–1975 | — | [106] |
Elston Howard* | 1978–1979 | Former Yankees catcher (1955–1967)[107] | [108] |
Jeff Torborg | 1980–1984 1985–1987, 1988 |
Managed the Cleveland Indians (1977–1979), Chicago White Sox (1989–1991), New York Mets (1992–1993), Montreal Expos (2001), and Florida Marlins (2002–2003)[60] | [12][109][110][111][112] |
Jerry McNertney | 1984 | — | [113] |
Mark Connor | 1984–1985 1990, 1993 |
— | [114][19][115] |
George Mitterwald | 1988 | — | [95] |
John Stearns | 1989 | — | [116] |
Marc Hill | 1991 | — | [117] |
Tony Cloninger | 1992, 1994–2001 | — | [20][23] |
Rich Monteleone | 2002–2004 | Former Yankees pitcher (1990–1993)[118] | [25] |
Neil Allen | 2005 | Former Yankees pitcher (1985, 1987–1988)[119] | [120] |
Joe Kerrigan | 2006–2007 | Managed the Boston Red Sox (2001)[121] | [71] |
Mike Harkey | 2008–2013 2016–present |
Pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2014–2015) | |
Gary Tuck | 2014–2015 | — | [36] |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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Ralph Houk | 1958–1960 | Former Yankees catcher (1947–1954);[77] Managed the New York Yankees (1961–1963, 1966–1973), Detroit Tigers (1974–1978), and Boston Red Sox (1981–1984)[78] | [79][80] |
Charlie Keller+ | 1959 | Former Yankees outfielder (1939–1949, 1952)[122] | [123] |
Wally Moses | 1961–1962, 1966 | — | [80][124][125] |
Yogi Berra* | 1963, 1979, 1983 | Former Yankees catcher/outfielder (1946–1963);[7] Managed the Yankees (1964, 1984–1985) and New York Mets (1972–1975)[8] | [126][127][12] |
Jim Gleeson | 1964 | — | [126] |
Vern Benson | 1965–1966 | — | [124] |
Loren Babe | 1967 | Former Yankees third baseman (1952–1953)[128] | [125] |
Whitey Ford* | 1968 | Former Yankees pitcher (1950–1967)[51] | [45] |
Elston Howard* | 1969–1977 | Former Yankees catcher (1955–1967)[107] | [45][129] |
Mickey Mantle | 1970 | Former Yankees outfielder/first baseman (1951–68);[130] | [131] |
Bobby Cox | 1977 | Former Yankees third baseman (1968–1969);[132] Managed the Atlanta Braves (1978–1981), Toronto Blue Jays (1982–1985) and Atlanta Braves (1990–2010)[133] | [134] |
Gene Michael | 1978 | Former Yankees shortstop (1968–1974);[135] Managed the Yankees (1981–1982) and Chicago Cubs (1986–1987)[136] | [137] |
Mike Ferraro | 1979–1980 1981–1982 1988, 1990 |
Managed the Cleveland Indians (1983) and Kansas City Royals (1986)[18] | [127][138][17][19] |
Jeff Torborg | 1980 | Managed the Cleveland Indians (1977–1979), Chicago White Sox (1989–1991), New York Mets (1992–1993), Montreal Expos (2001), and Florida Marlins (2002–2003)[60] |
[139] |
Roy White+ | 1984, 1986 2004–2005 |
Former Yankees outfielder (1965–1979)[11] | [12][140][13] |
Doug Holmquist | 1984–1985 | — | [141][142] |
Stump Merrill | 1985, 1987 | Managed the Yankees (1990–1991)[143] | [142] |
Pat Corrales | 1989 | Managed the Texas Rangers (1978–1980), Philadelphia Phillies (1982–1983), Cleveland Indians (1983–1987)[144] | [145] |
Graig Nettles+ | 1991 | Former Yankees third baseman (1973–1983)[146] | [19] |
Ed Napoleon | 1992 | — | [20][21] |
Frank Howard+ | 1993 | Managed the San Diego Padres (1981) and New York Mets (1983)[98] | [21][23] |
Brian Butterfield | 1994–1995 | — | [147] |
José Cardenal | 1996–1999 | — | [33] |
Lee Mazzilli+ | 2000–2003 | Former Yankees first baseman (1982);[31] Managed the Baltimore Orioles (2004–2005)[32] | [33] |
Tony Peña+ | 2006–2008 2015–2017 |
Managed the Kansas City Royals (2002–2005)[37] Bench Coach the New York Yankees (2009–2014) First Base Coach the New York Yankees (2006–2008, 2015–2017) | [6] |
Mick Kelleher | 2009–2014 | — | [38] |
Reggie Willits | 2018–2021 | — | |
Travis Chapman | 2022–present | Former Phillies Third baseman (2003), First Base Coach the New York Yankees (2022–present) |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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Frankie Crosetti+ | 1946–1968 | Former Yankees shortstop (1932–1948)[148] | [45] |
Dick Howser+ | 1969–1978 | Former Yankees shortstop (1967–1968);[149] Managed the Yankees (1980) and Kansas City Royals (1981–1986)[150] | [45][151] |
Mike Ferraro | 1979–1981 | Managed the Cleveland Indians (1983) and Kansas City Royals (1986)[18] | [152] |
Billy Martin+ | 1979 | Former Yankees second baseman (1950–1957);[153] Managed the Minnesota Twins (1969), Detroit Tigers (1971–1973), Texas Rangers (1973–1975), Yankees (1975–1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988), and Oakland Athletics (1980–1982)[154] | [127] |
Joe Altobelli | 1981–1982 | Managed the San Francisco Giants (1977–1979), Baltimore Orioles (1983–1985), Chicago Cubs (1991)[14] | [155] |
Don Zimmer+ | 1983, 1986 | Managed the San Diego Padres (1972–1973), Boston Red Sox (1976–1980), Texas Rangers (1981–1982), and Chicago Cubs (1988–1991)[24] | [12][156] |
Gene Michael | 1984–1986, 1988 | Former Yankees shortstop (1968–1974);[135] Managed the Yankees (1981–1982) and Chicago Cubs (1986–1987)[136] | [12][17][157] |
Clete Boyer | 1988, 1992–1993 | Former Yankees third baseman (1957–1966)[22] | [138][157][20] |
Lee Elia | 1989 | Managed the Chicago Cubs (1982–1983) and Philadelphia Phillies (1987–1988)[158] | [145][159] |
Joe Sparks | 1990 | — | [160] |
Buck Showalter | 1990–1991 | Managed the Yankees (1992–1995), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000), Texas Rangers (2003–2006), and the Baltimore Orioles (2010–2018) [161] | [19] |
Willie Randolph+ | 1994–2003 | Former Yankees second baseman (1976–1988);[26] Managed the New York Mets (2005–2008)[27] | [25] |
Luis Sojo | 2004–2005 | Former Yankees infielder (1996–99, 2000–2001, 2003)[162] | [13] |
Larry Bowa+ | 2006–2007 | Managed the San Diego Padres (1987–1988) and Philadelphia Phillies (2001–2004)[163] | [6] |
Bobby Meacham | 2008 | Former Yankees shortstop (1983–1988)[164] | [38] |
Rob Thomson | 2009–2014 | Bench Coach the New York Yankees (2008, 2015–2017) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2018–); Third Base Coach the New York Yankees (2009–2014) | — |
Joe Espada | 2015–2017 | ||
Phil Nevin+ | 2018–2021 | Third base coach the San Francisco Giants (2017)[165] | |
Luis Rojas+ | 2022–present | Managed the New York Mets (2020–2021) |
Coach | Seasons | Notes | Ref |
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Duke Farrell | 1909, 1911 1915–1917 |
— | [5] |
Tom Daly | 1914 | — | [5] |
Germany Schaefer | 1916 | Former Yankees outfielder (1916)[166] | [5] |
Paddy O'Connor | 1918–1919 | Former Yankees catcher (1918)[167] | [5] |
Charley O'Leary | 1921–1930 | — | [5] |
Frank Roth | 1921–1922 | — | [5] |
Hooks Wiltse | 1925 | — | [5] |
Fred Merkle | 1925–1926 | Former Yankees first baseman (1925–1926)[168] | [5] |
Art Fletcher | 1927–1945 | Managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1923–26) and Yankees (1929)[169] | [170][171][172] |
Harry Mathews | 1929 | — | [5] |
Bob Shawkey | 1929 | Former Yankees pitcher (1915–1927);[173] Managed the Yankees (1930)[174] | [5] |
Jimmy Burke | 1931–1933 | — | [3] |
Cy Perkins | 1932–1933 | Former Yankees catcher (1931)[175] | [5] |
Johnny Schulte | 1934–1948 | — | [5] |
Joe Sewell* | 1934–1935 | Former Yankees shortstop (1931–1933)[176] | [5] |
Earle Combs* | 1936–1944 | Former Yankees outfielder (1924–1935)[177] | [5] |
Paul Schreiber | 1942, 1945 | — | [5] |
Johnny Neun | 1944–1946 | Managed the Yankees (1946) and Cincinnati Reds (1947–1948)[178] | [5] |
Red Rolfe+ | 1946 | Former Yankees third baseman (1931, 1934–1942);[179] Managed the Detroit Tigers (1949–1952)[180] | [170] |
Chuck Dressen | 1947–1948 | Managed the Cincinnati Reds (1934–1937), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–1953), Washington Senators (1955–1957), Milwaukee Braves (1960–1961), and Detroit Tigers (1963–1966)[181] | [5] |
Bill Dickey* | 1949–1957, 1960 | Former Yankees catcher (1928–1946);[182] Managed the Yankees (1946)[183] | [184][5] |
Tommy Henrich+ | 1951 | Former Yankees outfielder (1937–1942, 1946–1950)[185] | [5] |
Ralph Houk | 1953–1954 | Former Yankees catcher (1947–54);[77] Managed the New York Yankees (1961–1963, 1966–1973), Detroit Tigers (1974–1978), and Boston Red Sox (1981–1984)[78] | [5] |
Randy Gumpert | 1957 | Former Yankees pitcher (1946–1948)[186] | [79] |
Charlie Keller | 1957 | Former Yankees outfielder (1939–1949, 1952)[122] | [79] |
Earl Torgeson | 1961 | Former Yankees first baseman (1961)[187] | [5] |
Dale Long+ | 1963 | Former Yankees first baseman (1960, 1962–1963)[188] | [5] |