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Baseball player
Jeremy Barnes
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Barnes with the Mets in 2022
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Coach
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Born:
(
1987-04-13
)
April 13, 1987
(age 37)
Rowlett, Texas
, U.S.
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Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
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As coach
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Jeremy D. Barnes
(born April 13, 1987) is an American
professional baseball
hitting coach
for the
New York Mets
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB).
Barnes attended
South Garland High School
in
Garland, Texas
.
[1]
Barnes attended the
University of Notre Dame
and played
college baseball
for the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
. He played
professional baseball
for the
Philadelphia Phillies
organization and in Australia from 2009 through 2015.
[2]
After retiring as a player, Barnes began working on player development for the
Canberra Cavalry
of the
Australian Baseball League
.
[3]
He spent four years working in the front office for the
Houston Astros
, including two years as their minor league hitting coordinator. The
New York Mets
interviewed Barnes for their position of director of playing development. Though they chose
Kevin Howard
, the Mets hired Barnes for the newly established position of director of player development initiative.
[2]
Before the 2022 season, the Mets promoted Barnes to their major league coaching staff as their assistant hitting coach.
[4]
After the 2022 season,
Eric Chavez
was promoted to bench coach and Barnes became the head hitting coach. In 2024, Chavez moved back into the hitting coach role. Chavez and Barnes will work as Co-Hitting coaches.
[5]
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