Blue Jays announce minor league appointments
Devon White will return as a coach with the triple-A Buffalo Bisons in 2021. Photo: Harry Scull Jr., Buffalo News
March 8, 2021
Official Toronto Blue Jays Press Release
The Toronto Blue Jays today announce the following appointments to the High Performance and Player Development departments for the 2021 campaign.
Field Managers for the upcoming Minor League season will be Casey Candaele (triple-A Buffalo), Cesar Martin (double-A New Hampshire), Donnie Murphy (High-A Vancouver), Luis Hurtado (low-A Dunedin), Brent Lavallee (Gulf Coast), and Dane Fujinaka (Dominican Summer League).
Below is a complete listing of the Blue Jays’ 2021 Player Development and High Performance staffs.
Buffalo
Casey Candaele: Manager
Jeff Ware: Pitching Coach
Corey Hart: Hitting Coach
Devon White: Position Coach
Jake McGuiggan: Development Coach
Caleb Daniel: Trainer
Justin Batcher: S&C Coach
Kat Mangieri: Dietitian
John Lannan: MP Coach
New Hampshire
Cesar Martin: Manager
Jim Czajkowski: Pitching Coach
Matt Hague: Hitting Coach
Chris Schaeffer: Position Coach
Evan Short: Development Coach
Luke Greene: Trainer
Casey Callison: S&C Coach
Kara Terry: Dietitian
Rob DiBernardo: MP Coach
Vancouver
Donnie Murphy: Manager
Antonio Caceres: Pitching Coach
Ryan Wright: Hitting Coach
Danny Canellas: Position Coach
Taylor Hill: Development Coach
Brandon Hammerstrom: Trainer
Tommy LaBriola: S&C Coach
Geoff Stallman: Dietitian
Rob DiBernardo: MP Coach
Dunedin
Luis Hurtado: Manager
Phil Cundari: Pitching Coach
Matt Young: Hitting Coach
George Carroll: Position Coach
Drew Hayes: Development Coach
Roelvis Vargas: Trainer
Matt Hunter: S&C Coach
Lauren Poole: Dietitian
Ben Freakley: MP Coach
Gulf Coast
Brent Lavallee: Manager
Jose Mayorga: Bench Coach
Cory Riordan: Pitching Coach
Paul Elliott: Hitting Coach
Dennis Holmberg: Position Coach
Zach Stewart: Development Coach
Jon Woodworth: Trainer
Taylor Haslinger: S&C Coach
Trevor Lomax: Dietitian
Matthew Galvez: MP Coach
Dominican Summer League
Pablo Cruz: Field Coordinator
Dane Fujinaka: Manager
Yoel Hernandez: Pitching Coach
Andy Fermin: Hitting Coach
Petr Stribrcky: Hitting Coach
Deiferson Barreto: Position Coach
Jose Mateo: Position Coach
Alain Pacheco: Trainer
Ysidro Reyes: Trainer
Imbewer Alvarez: S&C Coach
Roswell Del Rosario: Asst. S&C Coach
Matthew Galvez: MP Coach
Player Development
Gil Kim: Director, Player Development & Major League Coach
Charlie Wilson: Director, Minor League Operations
Joe Sclafani: Assistant Director, Player Development
Casey Candaele: Field Coordinator & Buffalo Manager
John Tamargo Jr.: Short-Season Field Coordinator
Dallas McPherson: Skill Development Coordinator
Hunter Mense: Hitting Coordinator
Danny Solano: Infield Coordinator
Matt Buschmann: Director, Pitching Development & Major League Bullpen Coach
Cory Popham: Pitching Development Coordinator
Matt Tracy: Pitching Development Coordinator
Will Habib: Coordinator, Player Development & HP Operations
Matt Hague: New Hampshire Hitting Coach & Swing Consultant
Reed Kienle: Minor League Hitting Analyst
Evan Short: Pitching Skills Coach & Strategist
Billy Wardlow: Equipment Coordinator
Matt von Roemer: Technology Operations Coordinator
Tim Raines: Special Assistant to Player Development
Sonia De La Cruz: Education Coordinator
Michelle Rodgers: Business Manager, Minor League Operations
Michael Rivera: Assistant, Player Development
David Howell: Complex Pitching Coach
Demetre Kokoris: Rehab Pitching Coach
Luis Silva: Rehab Position Player Coach
High Performance – Dunedin
Angus Mugford: Vice President of High Performance
Dehra Harris: Assistant Director of High Performance
Andrew Pipkin: Medical Director
Brandon Stone: Sports Science Coordinator
Scott Peters: Medical Research Coordinator
Michael Rendon: Athletic Training Coordinator
Phillip Dimino: Rehab Coordinator
Jon Woodworth: GCL ATC & Latin American Medical Coordinator
Steve Rassel: MiLB S&C Coordinator
Kyle Edlhuber: MiLB S&C Rehab Coordinator
Aaron Spano: MiLB S&C Asst. Coordinator
Ben Freakley: Head of Mental Performance
Rob DiBernardo: Mental Performance Coach (New Hampshire & Vancouver)
John Lannan: Mental Performance Coach (Buffalo & Dunedin)
Matthew Galvez: Mental Performance Coach (GCL & DSL)
Jeremy Chiang: Nutrition Coordinator & ML Dietitian
Sam Lima: EAP Director
Ted Farrar: Florida Physician Coordinator
Alex Suerte: Assistant Physical Therapist
Reeve Bergesen: High Performance & Player Development Project Manager
Clare Padmore: High Performance Analyst