Kyle Haines will embark on his fifth season with the Giants, currently serving as Senior Director of Player Development, a position he was promoted to in 2022. In just the past four years, San Francisco’s minor league chain has risen from 28th overall in 2019 to the 18th-best system ranked by Baseball America midway through the 2022 season. Giants minor league teams have also recently had a run of success with four teams winning championships in the last four seasons - Sacramento River Cats winning the 2019 Triple-A National Championship, Eugene Emeralds winning the 2021 and 2022 High-A West Championship and the San Jose Giants capturing the 2021 Low-A West Championship.
Haines is also helping transition the Giants’ shift to Papago Park in 2022, the teams new minor league spring training and player development complex in Phoenix.
Haines was selected by the Giants in the 31st round of the 2004 draft and played 10 minor league seasons, including five within the Giants organization. In 2017, he served as the manager for the Richmond Flying Squirrels and was named “Best Manager Prospect” in the Eastern League by Baseball America. Haines also managed Salem-Keizer for two seasons (2015-2016) and spent the 2018 year as Assistant Director of Player Development of Instruction.
He graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and Sports Management along with a Minor in Business. He also has an Associate’s Degree from Olney Central College. His brother, Andy, is the Hitting Coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.