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searchaux" style="display:none">Assistant to a manager in baseball</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Torre_and_coaches.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Torre_and_coaches.jpg/220px-Torre_and_coaches.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Torre_and_coaches.jpg/330px-Torre_and_coaches.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Torre_and_coaches.jpg/440px-Torre_and_coaches.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2182" data-file-height="1310" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a> (far right) in July 2007 with coaches (from left to right) <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Long_(baseball)" title="Kevin Long (baseball)">Kevin Long</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Don Mattingly</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, a number of <b>coaches</b> assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a>, who determines the <a href="/wiki/Starting_lineup#Baseball" title="Starting lineup">starting lineup</a> and <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">batting order</a>, decides how to <a href="/wiki/Substitution_(sport)" title="Substitution (sport)">substitute</a> players during the game, and makes strategy decisions. Beyond the manager, more than a half dozen coaches may assist the manager in running the team. Essentially, baseball coaches are analogous to assistant coaches in other sports, as the baseball manager is to the head coach. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roles_of_professional_baseball_coaches">Roles of professional baseball coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Roles of professional baseball coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas,_1914.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas%2C_1914.jpg/220px-Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas%2C_1914.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas%2C_1914.jpg/330px-Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas%2C_1914.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas%2C_1914.jpg/440px-Connie_Mack_%26_Ira_Thomas%2C_1914.jpg 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="369" /></a><figcaption>Hall of Fame <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> (left) wearing a suit instead of a team uniform</figcaption></figure> <p>Baseball is unique in that the manager and coaches typically all wear numbered uniforms similar to those of the players, due to the early practice of managers frequently being <a href="/wiki/Player-coach" title="Player-coach">selected from the player roster</a>. The wearing of uniforms continued even after the practice of playing managers and coaches waned; notable exceptions to this were <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a>, who always wore a black suit during his 50 years at the helm of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Burt_Shotton" title="Burt Shotton">Burt Shotton</a>, manager of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> in the late 1940s, who wore a Dodger 200 cap and a team jacket over street clothes in the <a href="/wiki/Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">dugout</a>. After the widespread adoption of numbered uniforms in the early 1930s, <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe McCarthy (manager)">Joe McCarthy</a>, another Hall of Fame manager, wore a full uniform but no number on his back for the remainder of his career with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, then the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. All three men retired during or after the <a href="/wiki/1950_in_baseball" title="1950 in baseball">1950</a> season. </p><p>Full-time coaches in <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> date to <a href="/wiki/1909_in_baseball" title="1909 in baseball">1909</a>, when <a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> engaged <a href="/wiki/Arlie_Latham" title="Arlie Latham">Arlie Latham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Robinson" title="Wilbert Robinson">Wilbert Robinson</a> as coaches.<sup id="cite_ref-Thorne_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thorne-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1920s, most <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">major league</a> teams had two full-time coaches stationed in foul territory near first base and third base when their team was batting, although the manager often doubled as third-base coach, and specialists such as pitching coaches were rare. After World War II, most major league teams listed between three and five coaches on their roster, as managers increasingly ran their teams from the dugout full-time, and appointed pitching and bullpen coaches to assist them and the baseline coaches. Batting and bench coaches came into vogue during the 1960s and later.<sup id="cite_ref-Thorne_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thorne-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the proliferation of uniformed coaches in the modern game, by the late 2000s Major League Baseball had restricted the number of uniformed staff to six coaches and one manager during the course of a game.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning with the 2013 season, clubs have been permitted to employ a seventh uniformed coach, designated the assistant hitting coach, at their own discretion.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bench_coach">Bench coach</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Bench coach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_(22467103997).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_%2822467103997%29.jpg/220px-Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_%2822467103997%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_%2822467103997%29.jpg/330px-Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_%2822467103997%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_%2822467103997%29.jpg/440px-Bench_coach_Bob_Geren_posts_the_Mets%27_-WorldSeries_Game_1_lineup_%2822467103997%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4276" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> bench coach <a href="/wiki/Bob_Geren" title="Bob Geren">Bob Geren</a> posting the team's lineup card in the dugout during the <a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015 World Series</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The first bench coach in baseball was <a href="/wiki/George_Huff_(coach)" title="George Huff (coach)">George Huff</a>, who took that helm for the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_baseball" title="Illinois Fighting Illini baseball">Illinois Fighting Illini baseball</a> in 1905; at the time, it meant a coach present throughout the season.<sup id="cite_ref-bench_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bench-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>More recently, the bench coach is a team's second-in-command. The bench coach serves as an in-game advisor to the manager, offering situational advice, and exchanging ideas in order to assist the manager in making strategy decisions along with relaying scouting information from the front office to the players.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the manager is <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">ejected</a>, suspended, or unable to attend a game for any reason, the bench coach assumes the position of acting manager. If the manager is fired or resigns during the season, it is usually the bench coach who is promoted to <a href="/wiki/Interim_manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Interim manager">interim manager</a>. The bench coach's responsibilities also include helping to set up the day's practice and stretching routines before a game, as well as coordinating <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> routines and practices.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching_and_bullpen_coaches">Pitching and bullpen coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pitching and bullpen coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>pitching coach</b> mentors and trains teams' <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a>. Pitching coaches can alter a pitcher's arm angle, placement on the pitching rubber or pitch selection in order to improve the player's performance. The coach advises the manager on the condition of pitchers and their arms, and serves as an in-game coach for the pitcher currently on the mound. When a manager makes a visit to the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Pitcher's_mound" title="Baseball field">mound</a>, he or she typically is doing so to make a pitching change or to discuss situational defense. A pitching coach also helps pitchers with their mechanics and pitch selection against specific batters who may be coming up. However, to talk about <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">mechanics</a> or how to pitch to a particular batter, the pitching coach is the one who will typically visit the mound.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pitching coach is generally a former pitcher. One exception is <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duncan_(baseball)" title="Dave Duncan (baseball)">Dave Duncan</a>, the former pitching coach of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, who was a <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>. Prior to the early 1950s, pitching coaches were usually former catchers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The bullpen coach is similar to a pitching coach, but works primarily with <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitchers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a>. Bullpen coaches do not make mound visits; rather, they stay in the bullpen the entire game, working with relievers who are warming up to enter the game, while also offering advice on pitching mechanics and pitch selection. Generally, the bullpen coach is either a former pitcher or catcher. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offensive_coaches">Offensive coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Offensive coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hitting_coach">Hitting coach</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Hitting coach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>hitting coach</b>, as the name suggests, works with a team's players to improve their <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batting</a> techniques and form. They monitor players' swings during the game and over the course of the season, advising them when necessary between <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bats</a> on adjustments to make. They also oversee batters' performance during practices, <a href="/wiki/Batting_cage" title="Batting cage">cage</a> sessions, and pre-game <a href="/wiki/Batting_practice" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting practice">batting practice</a>. With the advent of technology, hitting coaches are increasingly utilizing video to analyze their hitters along with scouting the opposing pitchers. Video has allowed hitting coaches to clearly illustrate problem areas in the swing, making the adjustment period quicker for the player being analyzed. This process is typically called video analysis. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="first_base_coach"></span><span class="anchor" id="third_base_coach"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Base_coaches">Base coaches</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Base coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MattWilliamsThird_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MattWilliamsThird_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-MattWilliamsThird_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MattWilliamsThird_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-MattWilliamsThird_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/MattWilliamsThird_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-MattWilliamsThird_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2854" data-file-height="2396" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)" title="Matt Williams (third baseman)">Matt Williams</a> (left) serves as a third base coach for the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> during a <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> game in February 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>Two on-field coaches are present when the team is batting. Stationed in designated <a href="/wiki/Coach%27s_box" title="Coach's box">coaches' boxes</a> in foul territory near first and third base are the first-base coach and third-base coach. They assist in the direction of <a href="/wiki/Base_running" title="Base running">baserunners</a>, help prevent <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">pickoffs</a>, and relay signals sent from the manager in the dugout to runners and batters. While the first-base coach is primarily responsible for the batter as to whether he stops at first base or not, or for a runner already on first, the third-base coach carries more responsibility. Such duties include holding or sending runners rounding second and third bases as well as having to make critical, split-second decisions about whether to try to score a runner on a <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">sacrifice fly</a> or <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">error</a>; additionally, they account for the arm strength of the opposing team's fielder and the speed and position of the baserunner. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Additional_coaching_responsibilities">Additional coaching responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Additional coaching responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bench coach, third-base coach, and first-base coach often are assigned additional responsibility for assisting players in specific areas, particularly defense. Common designations include outfield instructor, infield instructor, catching instructor, and baserunning instructor.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When a coaching staff is assembled, the selection of the first-base coach is frequently made with the purpose of filling a gap in these coaching responsibilities, as the actual in-game duties of a first-base coach are relatively light. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_coaches">Other coaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Other coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Teams may also employ individuals to work with players in other areas or activities. These positions sometimes include the word "coach" in their titles. Individuals holding these positions usually do not dress in uniform during games, as the number of uniformed coaches is restricted by Major League Baseball rules. The most prominent of these positions are the <a href="/wiki/Athletic_trainer" title="Athletic trainer">athletic trainer</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Strength_and_conditioning_coach" title="Strength and conditioning coach">strength and conditioning coach</a>. All Major League Baseball teams employ an athletic trainer; most employ a strength and conditioning coach. Other positions include <a href="/wiki/Bullpen_catcher" title="Bullpen catcher">bullpen catcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Batting_practice" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting practice">batting practice</a> pitcher. Some teams also employ additional coaches without specific responsibilities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minor_and_amateur_leagues">Minor and amateur leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Minor and amateur leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg/220px-Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg/330px-Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg/440px-Al_Pedrique_coaching_third_base_SWB_Sept_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Al_Pedrique" title="Al Pedrique">Al Pedrique</a> (left), manager of the <a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a>, serving as a third base coach during a game in 2016.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> teams will have one or more person specifically assigned to each coaching position described above. However, minor league and amateur teams typically have coaches fulfill multiple responsibilities. A typical minor league/amateur team coaching structure will have a manager, a pitching coach, and a hitting coach, each of whom also assumes the responsibilities of the first- and third-base coaches, bullpen coach, etc. In <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">U.S. college baseball</a>, the title "manager" is not used; the person who fills the role of a professional manager is instead called the "head coach". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Youth_baseball">Youth baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coach_(baseball)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Youth baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Responsibilities of a youth baseball coach include providing a safe environment for everyone. A coach is responsible for inspecting fields and equipment that is used for practice and competition to ensure it is safe. Communication is key when dealing with youth baseball as being positive to other coaching staff, umpires, administrators and others shows that they have a players best interest at heart. Coaches are there not to just work with the stars to get them better but everyone so it is a fair learning experience.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teaching the fundamental skills of baseball is important as a youth coach because in the end baseball is a game, therefore coaches want players to have fun. Having a fun but productive practice environment is important. The rules of baseball are necessary in youth baseball. 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