Run Production Coach
Patrick "Packy" Elkins enters his 12th season in the Cardinals organization and his third as a member of the Major League coaching staff. His duties involve splitting time as a uniformed coach pregame, working with hitters alongside Jeff Albert and Turner Ward, while also developing advanced scouting. Prior to his moving into his current role, Elkins worked five years as a Major League Pro Scout in the Cardinals organization and as a 4th Coach in 2014, where he joined Manager Mike Shildt's staff in Double-A Springfield. Elkins played four years of college baseball at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., where he graduated with a Marketing degree in 2010. He was later selected by St. Louis in the 37th round of that season's First-Year Player Draft. The infielder played the 2010 season under Shildt in Johnson City, 2011 in Quad Cities, and 2012 in Palm Beach with Jeff Albert as his hitting coach. Elkins resides in Raleigh, N.C. with his wife, Brittany, daughter, Annie, and son, Joseph.