Pat Roessler

Patrick Alan Roessler (born December 27, 1959 in Phoenix, AZ) is an American professional baseball coach. He is currently the Assistant Hitting Coach for the Washington Nationals. He was formerly the Assistant Hitting Coach for the New York Mets from 2015-2017 & Hitting Coach in 2018.

Pat Roessler
Roessler with the Mets in 2017
Washington Nationals – No. 66
Assistant Hitting coach
Born: (1959-12-27) December 27, 1959
Phoenix, Arizona
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
Teams
As Coach

Biography

Roessler attended the University of Arizona, and played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team. Roessler was a member of the 1980 College World Series champions. He served as the team's captain during his senior year, in 1982.[1][2]

Roessler served as the hitting coach for the Montreal Expos in 2000 and 2001 Wearing #6.[3] He joined the New York Yankees as their director of player development in 2005, and served in the role until 2014. The Mets hired Pat Roessler as their assistant hitting coach, succeeding Luis Natera, after the 2014 season. Like he did with Montreal, Roessler wore #6 with the Mets.[4][5] Following the 2017 season and the hiring of manager Mickey Callaway, Roessler was promoted to hitting coach.[6] The Mets and Roessler parted ways as of November 5th, 2018. After the 2019 season, the Washington Nationals hired Roessler to be their Assistant Hitting Coach for 2020 where he will wear #66.

References
  1. http://tucson.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/alley-cats-recall-spirit-of-arizona-s-title-team/article_e3849f5e-0baf-529d-846b-89e802f3f3c3.html
  2. http://tucson.com/roessler-with-mets/article_738ce602-7d90-11e4-9440-9798c6292cff.html
  3. "TRANSACTIONS". nytimes.com. October 7, 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. "Former Yankees' minor league director Pat Roessler to join Mets coaching staff". NJ.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. "Roessler joins Mets as assistant hitting coach". New York Mets. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. Wagner, James (November 1, 2017). "Mets Promote Pat Roessler to Hitting Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

Preceded by
Luis Natera		 New York Mets assistant hitting coach
2015–2017		 Succeeded by
Tom Slater
Preceded by
Kevin Long		 New York Mets hitting coach
2018		 Succeeded by
Chili Davis
Preceded by
Joe Dillon		 Washington Nationals assistant hitting coach
2020		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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