The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday their 2024 minor-league coaching staff and player development department.
Among the notable shuffles involves Dave Hudgens, who’s shifting from a major-league hitting strategist role to a minor-league offensive game planner.
Here’s the entire coaching staff for all six minor-league levels, as well as the organization’s player development department:
Triple-A Buffalo:
- Casey Candaele (Manager)
- Donnie Murphy (Bench Coach)
- Drew Hayes (Pitching Coach)
- Ryan Long (Hitting Coach)
- Justin Echevarria (Position Coach)
- Anthony Gomez (Bullpen Coach)
- Caleb Daniel (Head Athletic Trainer)
- Joe Hallock (Physical Therapist)
- Tommy LaBriola (Head S&C Coach)
- Taylor Whitley (Assistant S&C Coach)
- Yuka Sanui (Nutrition)
- Trevor Reformat (Technology Assistant)
Double-A New Hampshire:
- Cesar Martin (Manager)
- Jake McGuiggan (Bench Coach)
- Joel Bonnett (Pitching Coach)
- Mitch Huckabay (Hitting Coach)
- George Carroll (Position Coach)
- Delta Cleary Jr. (Position Coach)
- Eric Yardley (Bullpen Coach)
- Roelvis Vargas (Head Athletic Trainer)
- Dalton Holemo (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
- Casey Callison (Head S&C Coach)
- Zach Kollar (Assistant S&C Coach)
- Stephanie Xavier (Nutrition)
- Raul Pimentel (Mental Performance Coach)
- Branden Gonzalez (Technology & Coaching Assistant)
High-A Vancouver:
- Brent Lavallee (Manager)
- Deiferson Barreto (Bench Coach)
- Austin Bibens-Dirkx (Pitching Coach)
- Ryan Wright (Hitting Coach)
- Ashley Stephenson (Position Coach)
- Carson Phillips (Bullpen Coach)
- Rob Shifrin (Head Athletic Trainer)
- Katie Reyes (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
- Bailey Forst (Head S&C Coach)
- Zane Hunt (Assistant S&C Coach)
- Alexis Maier (Nutrition)
- Raul Pimentel (Mental Performance Coach)
- Cristian Cordova (Technology Assistant)
Single-A Dunedin:
- Jose Mayorga (Manager)
- Matt von Roemer (Bench Coach)
- Cory Riordan (Pitching Coach)
- Nash Knight (Hitting Coach)
- Petr Stribrcky (Position Coach)
- Yoel Hernandez (Bullpen Coach)
- Luke Greene (Head Athletic Trainer)
- Kristen Brooks (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
- Joseph Cardona (Head S&C Coach)
- Stephanie Tavel (Nutrition)
- Samuel Schneider (Technology Assistant)
Flordia Complex League:
- Andy Fermin (Manager)
- Chris Schaeffer (Bench Coach)
- Brendan Kelly (Pitching Coach)
- Antonio Caceres (Pitching Coach)
- Paul Elliott (Hitting Coach)
- Fred Landers (Hitting Coach)
- Alex Kachler (Development Coach)
- Alain Pacheco (Head Athletic Trainer)
- Brandon Hammerstrom (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
- Edwin Ortiz (Head S&C Coach)
- Katherine Kali (Assistant S&C Coach)
- Erika Monsalve (Mental Performance Coach)
- Hugo Belisario (Technology Assistant)
Dominican Summer League:
- Danny Canellas (Manager)
- Ashley Ponce (Bench Coach)
- Robelin Bautista (Pitching Coach)
- Ricardo Nanita (Hitting Coach)
- Jose Mateo (Position Coach)
- Luis Silva (Position Coach)
- Pepo Fortunato (Position Coach)
- Rafael Monsion (Bullpen Coach)
- Ramon Marte (Assistant Pitching Coach)
- Frank Esposito (Head Athletic Trainer)
- Ysidro Reyes (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
- Imbewer Alvarez (Head S&C Coach)
- Abimael Lebron (Assistant S&C Coach)
- Jaditchinie Ritza Francois (Nutrition Assistant)
- Erika Monsalve (Mental Performance Coach)
- Carlos Carvajal (Technology Assistant)
Player Development & High Performance:
- Joe Sclafani (Director, Player Development)
- Dehra Harris (Director, Performance Research & Education)
- Steve Rassel (Director, Mental & Physical Development)
- Charlie Wilson (Director, Minor League Operations)
- Andrew Pipkin (Major League Director of Health & Performance)
- Omar Aguilar (Latin America S&C Coordinator)
- Justin Batcher (Minor League Assistant S&C Coordinator)
- Christian Beal (Player Development Intern)
- Jason Bere (Special Assistant to Player Development)
- Alex Chambers (Coordinator, Player Development Operations)
- Pablo Cruz (DR Field Coordinator)
- Sonia De La Cruz (Education Coordinator)
- Rob DiBernardo (Mental Performance Coordinator)
- Katarina Dimino (Nutrition Coordinator)
- Philip Dimino (Rehab Coordinator)
- Tyer Dobos (Pitching Resource Analyst)
- Eric Ducan (Field Coordinator)
- Jordan Eaddy (Coordinator, Player Development Operations)
- Angel Guzman (Rehab Catcher)
- Taylor Haslinger (Rehab S&C Coordinator)
- Pat Hentgen (Special Assistant to Player Development)
- Frank Herrmann (Pitching Initiatives & Scouting Integration Coordinator)
- Dave Hudgens (Minor League Offensive Game Planning)
- Adam Ingle (Assistant Medical Director)
- Reed Kienle (Assistant Director, Player Development)
- Ceara Larson (Analyst, Performance Science Operations)
- Cassandra Lee (Player Development Intern)
- Jamie Lever (Hitting Lab Coach)
- Sam Lima (EAP Director)
- Adrian Martin (Rehab Assistant Pitching Coach)
- Ricky Meinhold (Pitching Development Coordinator)
- Craig Parry (Hitting Coordinator)
- Josh Paul (Catching Coordinator)
- Scott Peters (Medical Research Coordinator)
- Cory Popham (Pitching Coordinator)
- Paul Quantrill (Special Assistant to Player Development)
- Tim Raines (Special Assistant to Player Development)
- Harrison Ray (Player Development & Scouting Fellow)
- Michael Rendon (Athletic Training Coordinator)
- Michael Rivera (Coordinator, Latin American Operations)
- Edgardo Rivera Lopez (Minor League Physical Therapist Fellow)
- Michelle Rodgers (Business Manager, Minor League Operations)
- Danny Solano (Infield Coordinator)
- Aaron Spano (Minor League S&C Coordinator)
- Luke Statler (Player Development Tech Assistant & Analyst)
- Paul Steinhauser (Certified Mental Health Clinician)
- Alex Suerte (Minor League Physical Therapist)
- John Tamargo Jr. (Short-Season Field Coordinator)
- Kara Terry (Nutrition Consultant)
- Phil Tomassi (Rehab Assistant S&C Coach)
- Rodrigo Vigil (Rehab Position Coach)
- Greg Vogt (Rehab Pitching Coach)
- Billy Wardlow (Minor League Equipment Coordinator)
- Devon White (Special Assistant to Player Development)
- John Woodworth (Senior Athletic Trainer)
- Matt Young (Rehab Hitting Coach)
