Affiliate Bench Coach and Assistant Coach

New York Mets • Binghamton, NY

18d

About The Position

The New York Mets are seeking Affiliate Bench Coaches and Assistant Coaches for their full-season affiliates. These roles support defensive, baserunning, and gameplay development while assisting with hitting instruction and the execution of individualized player development plans. Coaches lead daily on-field instruction, prepare reports on in-game team fundamentals, help create effective training environments, and provide players with consistent, actionable feedback. They collaborate across Player Development, Baseball Systems, and Baseball Analytics to use relevant information, data, tools, and technology to support player development. The role also includes assisting with daily practice setup across defensive, baserunning, and hitting activities.

Requirements

• Experience as an on-field coach or player with a professional baseball organization or collegiate program.
• Ability to throw batting practice, hit fungoes, and facilitate daily baseball practices.
• Commitment to proactive communication and collaboration across Player Development disciplines and with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong desire to contribute to players’ defensive and baserunning development.
• Spanish fluency or willingness to learn basic Spanish for player communication and instruction.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex concepts for players.

Responsibilities

• Uphold and implement the organization’s values, vision, and philosophies for defense and baserunning.
• Lead daily on-field instruction and execute individualized player development plans within assigned defensive areas and/or the baserunning group.
• Prepare daily reports on in-game team fundamentals aligned with the organization’s defensive and baserunning philosophies.
• Learn and implement the organization’s hitting philosophy while assisting the affiliate hitting coach with daily practice plans and the creation of effective training environments.
• Integrate relevant information and data from across Player Development to explain and teach individualized development plans to defenders, baserunners, and/or hitters.
• Collaborate with Baseball Systems and Baseball Analytics to use available tools and technology to establish efficient feedback loops for players.
• Assist with daily practice setup across defensive, baserunning, and hitting activities.
• Provide consistent, actionable feedback to position players on their developmental progress.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed