Jeff Pentland
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Hitting coach | |
Born: Hollywood, California, U.S. | September 8, 1946|
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Jeffrey William Pentland (born September 8, 1946) is an American baseball coach. He has coached in college baseball and Major League Baseball
Playing career
Pentland attended
In 2002, Pentland was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame.[1]
Coaching career
Pentland worked as an assistant coach at
Pentland later worked as the hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs (1997–2002), Kansas City Royals (2003–2005), and Seattle Mariners (2005–2008).
He was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2008 as a secondary hitting instructor and was promoted to hitting coach in 2010. He was fired on July 20, 2011.
On January 11, 2015, Pentland was hired by the New York Yankees to take over as their hitting coach, replacing long-time hitting coach Kevin Long.[2] The Yankees declined to offer him a contract following the season.
Personal
Pentland resides in Tempe, Arizona.
References
- ^ "Sun Devil Athletics – Profile". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Yankees hire 2 new hitting coaches". ESPN. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)