Andy Haines
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 49
Hitting coach
Born: (1977-04-02) April 2, 1977 (age 46)
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Andy Haines (born April 2, 1977) is an American professional baseball coach and manager. He has served on the coaching staffs of the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.

Career

Haines attended Eastern Illinois University, and played college baseball for the Eastern Illinois Panthers as a catcher.[1] After graduating from Eastern Illinois, he served as an assistant for the baseball team at Olney Central College. He joined the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) baseball team as a graduate assistant in 2002. He spent three years at Middle Tennessee, earning a master's degree.[2]

Haines spent two years as the manager of the summer-collegiate Waterloo Bucks in 2003 and 2004, and served as a hitting coach with the independent-league Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League in 2005 and 2006. He debuted as a manager for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent Frontier League in 2007. He became a hitting coach in the Miami Marlins' organization in 2008, working for the Gulf Coast Marlins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. The next year, he managed the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. Haines managed the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2010 and 2011, leading the team to the league's championship in 2011. The next two seasons, he managed the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. He managed the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 2014 and 2015.[3] In 2016, the Cubs hired Haines as their minor league hitting instructor.[4] After the 2017 season, the Cubs promoted him to their major league staff as their assistant hitting coach.[5]

Haines left the Cubs to become hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers in November 2018.[6] The Brewers fired Haines after the 2021 season,[7] and he was hired as the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[8][9]

Personal life

Haines is from Louisville, Illinois.[10] He met his wife, Erin, while at MTSU. They have three children.[2] His younger brother, Kyle,[10] is the director of player development for the San Francisco Giants.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "New Orleans Zephyrs introduce Andy Haines as new manager". NOLA.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Zephyrs manager Haines had coaching stint at MTSU". Dnj.com. July 22, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Haines to return as Zephyrs manager in 2015". MiLB.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Source: Zephyrs manager Andy Haines leaves to take post with Chicago Cubs | Baby Cakes". theadvocate.com. April 22, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. ^ Madeline Kenney email (May 7, 2016). "Cubs clean house on coaching staff: fire 2 more coaches, hire 2 others". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Bradley, Ty (November 3, 2018). "Brewers Hire Andy Haines As Hitting Coach". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers fire hitting coach Andy Haines after three seasons". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Mackey, Jason. "The challenge for new Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines is not small". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates tab Andy Haines as hitting coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b O'Connor, John (April 4, 2017). "New Squirrels' manager Kyle Haines enthusiastically followed older brother's baseball path". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Former Flying Squirrels manager Kyle Haines named Giants' Director of Player Development". MILB.com. January 25, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Haft, Chris (January 23, 2019). "Giants promote Haines to farm director". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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