James Rowson
James Rowson | |
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New York Yankees – No. 62 | |
Coach | |
Born: Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. | September 12, 1976|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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James Frank Rowson (born September 12, 1976) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously a coach in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, and Detroit Tigers.
Playing career
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Post-playing career
Rowson served as the Yankees' minor league hitting coordinator for six seasons, joining the Chicago Cubs as their minor league hitting coordinator for the 2012 season. He took over as the hitting coach of the Cubs in June 2012, after Rudy Jaramillo was fired.[2] After the 2013 season, Rowson rejoined the Yankees as their minor league hitting coordinator.[3]
The Minnesota Twins hired Rowson as their hitting coach before the 2017 season.[4] In the offseason following the 2019 season, Rowson left the Twins to become the Marlins' bench coach.[5] On November 15, 2022, the Detroit Tigers hired Rowson as an assistant hitting coach.[6]
After the 2023 season, the Yankees hired Rowson as their hitting coach.[7]
References
- ^ Mercogliano, Vincent Z. "Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins". The Journal News.
- ^ a b Cubs dismiss hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo
- ^ "Chicago Cubs James Rowson - chicagotribune.com". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10.
- ^ "Twins name Rowson as hitting coach". MLB.com.
- ^ "Source: Marlins hire Rowson for dual role". MLB.com.
- MLive.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1724142075971588414
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet