Glenn Patrick Sherlock (born September 26, 1960) is an American professionalbaseballcoach. He is currently a coach for theNew York Mets. He previously was a coach for thePittsburgh Pirates, and one of the original coaches for theArizona Diamondbacks, serving for 19 consecutive seasons (1998–2016).[1] He was the team's longtimebullpen coach, although he spent stints as bench coach (2003), first base coach (2004) and third base coach (2004; 2014).[2]
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.jpg) Sherlock with the Mets in 2022 | |
| New York Mets – No. 53 | |
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| Born: (1960-09-26)September 26, 1960 (age 64) Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
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Playing career
editSherlock attendedRollins College, and in 1981 and 1982 he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theYarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of theCape Cod Baseball League.[3][4] He was originally signed by theHouston Astros as their 21st pick in the1983 MLB Draft. Acatcher, he played in the Astros andNew York Yankees farm system until he retired in1988, without having made it to the Majors.
Coaching and managerial career
editHe managed the Rookie-levelGulf Coast Yankees (1990; 1993) and led the Class AFort Lauderdale Yankees in 1991, when he was named a coach for theFlorida State League All-Star Game. His three-year minor league managerial record wrapped up at 121-128 (.486) and then he went down under to hone his managerial skills in the winter of 1993, leading theCanberra Bushrangers in theAustralian Baseball League.
Sherlock was catching instructor for the Yankees twice, working in the bullpen in 1992, then once again in 1994 and 1995. He was employed for ten seasons in the Yankee chain either as a minor league player, coach or manager.
Brought to the Diamondbacks in 1996 as a minor league instructor byBuck Showalter, the team's first manager and also a veteran of the Yankeefarm system, Sherlock worked for eight different managers in his 19 seasons on the Diamondbacks' MLB staff. On November 15, 2016, it was announced that Sherlock would replaceTim Teufel as the Mets' new third base coach and a catching instructor.
Sherlock joined thePittsburgh Pirates as a coach prior to the 2020 season.[5]
Sherlock was named bench coach for the New York Mets on January 15, 2022. After the 2022 season, it was announced thatEric Chavez would take over as bench coach while Sherlock would become a Major League catching coach.[6]
References
edit- ^"MLB.com, 2014.10.16".MLB.com. Archived fromthe original on 2015-08-20. Retrieved2014-10-17.
- ^InformationArchived 2015-09-24 at theWayback Machine atRetrosheet
- ^"Cape League Baseball".Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. July 2, 1981. pp. S12.
- ^"Cape Cod Baseball League".Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. April 18, 1982. pp. S25.
- ^Bill Hartlep (December 23, 2019)."Pirates add Glenn Sherlock to coaching staff".Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. RetrievedDecember 26, 2019.
- ^Heyman, Jon (28 November 2022)."Mets promote Eric Chavez to bench coach amid several changes to staff".New York Post.Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved29 November 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics fromBaseball Reference (Minors), orRetrosheet
- Mets reassign base coach Tim Teufel, hire Glenn Sherlock as replacementArchived 2016-11-17 at theWayback Machine
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| Preceded by | New York Yankeesbench coach 1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Arizona Diamondbacksbench coach 2015–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York Metsthird base coach 2017–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York Metsfirst base coach 2019 | Succeeded by |