Mets announce player development staff

February 18th, 2023

FLUSHING, N.Y., February 17, 2023 - The New York Mets announced today their 2023 minor league coaching staffs, as well their player development and medical personnel for the upcoming season.

Dick Scott will begin his first season as the manager for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets after serving as the organization’s coordinator of coaching development and instruction for the past two seasons. Reid Brignac enters his fourth season with the organization and his second as the manager at Double-A Binghamton. Chris Newell will manage High-A Brooklyn and Gilbert Gomez will be at the helm for Single-A St. Lucie. Both Newell and Gomez served as the bench coach for each of their respective ballclubs last season. After serving as Triple-A Syracuse’s bench coach in 2022, Jay Pecci begins his first season as manager of the Florida Complex League Mets. Danny Ortega will begin his first season with the organization as the manager for Dominican Summer League Mets #1. Ortega spent the prior two seasons as the hitting coach for the Red Sox Dominican Republic Academy and has also coached in the Los Angeles Angels (2018-2019) and Houston Astros (2010-2017) organizations. Mac Seibert IV will manage the Dominican Summer League Mets #2 after serving as the club’s bench coach last season.

Below is a complete listing of the Mets minor league coaching staffs:

Player Development Staff
Kevin Howard Director, Player Development
Andrew Christie Assistant Director, Player Development
Ronny Reyes Director, Minor League Operations
Juan Henderson Director, Latin America Operations
Neskys Liriano Manager of Minor League Education and Life Skills
Amy Ross Coordinator, Minor League Operations
Ches Goodman Assistant, Minor League Travel
John Mullin Manager, Minor League Equipment & Operations
Drew Dunton Assistant Manager Minor League Clubhouse & Equipment

Coordinators/Rovers
Jeff Albert Director, Hitting Development
Eric Jagers Director, Pitching Development
Eddy Rodriguez, Field Coordinator
Ken Knutson, Assistant Field Coordinator
Jono Armold, Pitching Coordinator
Kyle Driscoll, Assistant Pitching Coordinator/Pitching Coach
Max Vogel-Freedman, Coordinator, Player Development Programming
Miguel Cairo, Infield Coordinator
Robert Natal, Catching Coordinator
Kyle Rogers, Pitching & Performance Integration Coordinator
Shane Robinson, Outfield/Baserunning Coordinator
Luis Rivera, Roving INF Instructor
Jemile Weeks, Roving INF/Base Running Instructor

Triple-A Syracuse Mets
Dick Scott, Manager
Kyle Driscoll, Assistant Pitching Coordinator/Pitching Coach
Collin Hetzler, Hitting Coach
J.P. Arencibia, Bench Coach
Jordan Kraus, Development Coach
Hiroto Kawamura, Athletic Trainer
Vanessa Weisbach, Athletic Trainer
Alex Tavarez, Performance Coach

Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Reid Brignac, Manager
AJ Sager, Pitching Coach
Darin Everson, Hitting Coach
Mariano Duncan, Bench Coach
Jeremy Cologna, Development Coach
Austin Dayton, Athletic Trainer
Ryan Orr, Performance Coach

High-A Brooklyn Cyclones
Chris Newell, Manager
Victor Ramos, Pitching Coach
Richie Benes, Hitting Coach
John Vaughn, Bench Coach
Juan Loyo, Development Coach
Paul Gonzales, Athletic Trainer
Drew Skrocki, Performance Coach

Single-A St. Lucie Mets
Gilbert Gomez, Manager
Dan Mckinney, Pitching Coach
Eduardo Nunez, Hitting Coach
Yucarybert De La Cruz, Bench Coach
Regan Saulnier, Development Coach
Anthony Olivieri, Athletic Trainer
Jake Allen, Performance Coach

Florida Complex League Mets
Jay Pecci, Manager
Peter Mooney, Infield Coach
Chris Jacobs, Bench Coach
Miguel Bonilla, Complex Pitching Coordinator
Garrett Baker, Integration Pitching Coach
Gretchen Aucoin, Reconditioning Hitting Coach
Jeremy Kivel, Reconditioning Pitching Coach
Luis Alvarado, Pitching Instructor
Nick Ascue, Hitting Instructor
Micah Evans, Outfield Coach
Hector Alvarez, Catching Instructor
Breanne Nasti, Development Coach
Joe Parrillo, Athletic Trainer
Kylie Holton, Athletic Trainer
Juan Rodriguez, Performance Coach
Tavian Craft, Performance Coach

Dominican Summer League Mets #1
Danny Ortega, Manager
Cristhian Martinez, Pitching Coach
Leo Hernandez, Hitting Coach
Carlos Texidor, Bench Coach
Adrian Abreu, Catching Instructor
Christina Gambino, Athletic Trainer
Guillermo Colina, Performance Coach

Dominican Summer League Mets #2
Mac Seibert IV, Manager
Wander Cabrera, Pitching Coach
Bryce Wheary, Hitting Coach
Gilberto Mejia, Bench Coach
Antonio Sosa, Athletic Trainer
Ismael Campusano, Performance Coach

DSL Complex Staff
Kremlin Martinez, International Field Coordinator
Caitlin Lucas, Athletic Training Coordinator
Adrian Abreu, Catching Coach
Wander Cabrera, Pitching Coach
Dakota Herman, Pitching Coach
Cristhian Martinez, Pitching Coach
Leo Hernandez, Hitting Coach
Juan Martinez, Reconditioning Baseball Coach
Edgardo Rivera, Development Coach
Antonio Sosa, Athletic Trainer
Cristina Gambino, Athletic Trainer
Manuel Genao, Training Room Assistant
Jose Diaz Performance, Coaching Supervisor
Ismael Campusano, Performance Coach
Santiago Jimenez, Reconditioning Therapist
Abel Encarnacion, Mental Performance Coach
Joymi Melenciano, Life Skills & Teacher Lead
Diana Perez, Assistant, Education Coordinator

Performance Staff
JT Podell Director, Minor League Athletic Training and Reconditioning
Bob Tarpey Minor League Medical Coordinator
Jhomelger Garcia, Medical Coordinator, Latin America
Luke Novosel, Minor League Reconditioning Coordinator
Kory Wan, Reconditioning Performance Coach
Matt Witt, Minor League Reconditioning Therapist
Adam Devery, Minor League Reconditioning Athletic Trainer
Luke Passman, Minor League Performance Coaching Coordinator
Geordan Stapleton, Minor League Performance Nutrition Coordinator
Bella Simpson Minor, League Performance Nutritionist
Maria Bogaert, Mental Performance Coach
Emmanuel Goico-Montes de Oca, Mental Performance Coach