Two newcomers on Mets' coaching staff for '23
The Mets on Thursday announced their complete 2023 coaching staff under Manager Buck Showalter.
Danny Barnes: Assistant Major League Coach
Jeremy Barnes: Hitting Coach
Eric Chavez: Bench Coach
Dom Chiti: Bullpen Coach
Joey Cora: Infield and Third Base Coach
Jeremy Hefner: Pitching Coach
Eric Hinske: Assistant Hitting Coach
Wayne Kirby: Outfield and First Base Coach
Glenn Sherlock: Catching and Strategy Coach
Returning to the staff in 2023 will be Danny Barnes, Jeremy Barnes, Eric Chavez, Joey Cora, Jeremy Hefner, Wayne Kirby and Glenn Sherlock. Chavez, who was the team’s hitting coach in 2022, will now serve as bench coach. Jeremy Barnes, who held the role of assistant hitting coach last year, will now serve as the club’s hitting coach. Sherlock will continue on as the team’s catching and strategy coach.
Dom Chiti joins the organization as the team’s bullpen coach, while Eric Hinske will serve as the club’s assistant hitting coach.
Dom Chiti, 64, joins the Mets as the bullpen coach. This will be his third time working under Showalter after serving in roles together in Baltimore and Texas. Chiti spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Angels in the same capacity. He has served in various roles with the Atlanta Braves (1996–01, 2009–13, 2017–20), Orioles (1982–88, 2014–16), Rangers (2002–08) and Cleveland (1989–1995). Chiti played six seasons in the minor leagues for the Braves (1976–80) and Orioles (1981) after being selected by Atlanta in the second round of the 1976 First-Year Player Draft.
Eric Hinske, 45, enters his first season with the Mets as assistant hitting coach. The Wisconsin native most recently spent three seasons (2019–21) with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the same role. He worked with General Manager Billy Eppler in 2018, serving as the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. Hinske began his coaching career with the Chicago Cubs, serving as the first base coach in 2014 before becoming the assistant hitting coach from 2015–17. He was originally selected in the 17th round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft by the Cubs and spent 12 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays (2002–06), Boston Red Sox (2006–07), Tampa Bay Rays (2008), Pittsburgh Pirates (2009), New York Yankees (2009), Atlanta Braves (2010–12) and Diamondbacks (2013). Hinske was named the AL Rookie of the Year in 2002 as a member of the Blue Jays after batting .279/.365/.481 with 99 runs, 38 doubles, two triples, 24 home runs, 84 RBI, 13 steals and an .845 OPS.