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Mets 2023 Short Season Affiliate Coaching Staffs Announced

By John Sheridan

February 23, 2023 No comments

 

(Courtesy Of The Guerrero Academy)

Previously, we have covered the coaching staffs for the Syracuse Mets, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brooklyn Cyclones, and St. Lucie Mets. In addition to the full season affiliates, the New York Mets have announced their coaching staffs for their short season affiliates:

Florida Complex League

  • 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

Pecci was the bench coach for Syracuse last season, and he previously served in that capacity at the Gulf Coast level as well as with St. Lucie. This will mark his fifth year in the Mets organization and first as a managerial role.

DSL Mets1

  • 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

This marks Ortega’s first year in the Mets organization. Previously, he was the hitting coach for the Red Sox Dominican Republic Academy. He has been a minor league coach since 2010 also working in the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros.

DSL Mets2

  • Mac Seibert IV, Manager
  • Wander Cabrera, Pitching Coach
  • Bryce Wheary, Hitting Coach
  • Gilberto Mejia, Bench Coach
  • Antonio Sosa, Athletic Trainer
  • Ismael Campusano, Performance Coach

Seibert returns to the DSL Mets after serving as the team’s bench coach last season. He came to the Mets last season after working in the Philadelphia Phillies system for a year and the Player and Development and Research Lab at Wake Forest.

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

Martinez was named as the international field coordinator after serving as the DSL pitching coordinator last season. He was also the pitching coach for Estrellas in the Dominican Winter Leagues.