Gary Denbo

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position=Coach (baseball)
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birthdate=birth date and age|1960|12|9
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debutdate=April 2
debutyear=2001
debutteam=NY Yankees as Hitting Coach
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Gary B. Denbo (b. December 9 1960, Princeton, Indiana) is the former Major League Hitting Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays and is currently a free agent. Drafted as an infielder by the Cincinnati Reds in 1983, Denbo played four seasons in the Minor leagues before entering the coaching ranks. He made his Major League debut on April 2, 2001 as the Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees.

Denbo has been instrumental in developing the hitting talents of several players as they developed into major league caliber hitters; including Derek Jeter, Mike Lowell, Alfonso Soriano, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams, and Tino Martinez. He is known throughout professional baseball for his preparedness and attention to detail in developing team and individual hitting plans, as well as for his ability to make hitting slumps more short lived by using video and computer analysis of the baseball swing to quickly identify and correct flaws.

His team successes as a coach and as a player have been widespread, having been a part of championships at every level in professional baseball. Denbo is a well respected teacher and clinician regarding the mechanics of the baseball swing and the mental approach of a hitter.

Coaching

Gary Denbo is currently a free agent after being fired by the Toronto Blue Jays on June 20, 2008 along with Manager John Gibbons, First Base Coach Ernie Whitt, and Third Base Coach Marty Pevey. Denbo took his first coaching position in 1986 as a Player-coach for the Reds Double-A club in Vermont. He spent fourteen seasons coaching in the New York Yankees organization, primarily as a hitting instructor, including the 2001 season as the Yankees Major League Hitting Coach and six seasons as the organization’s Hitting Coordinator. Additionally, Denbo spent three seasons as the Major League Hitting Coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League (Nippon Professional Baseball).

Championship Seasons

Whether as a player, a coach, or an organization's hitting coordinator, Gary Denbo has been a part of championships at every level of professional baseball; from Rookie Ball to the World Series champion Yankees in 2000. Additionally, Denbo served as the Hitting Coach for the American League All-star team in the 2001 All-star game in Seattle.

Career Timeline

External links

* [http://denbohitting.blogspot.com Denbo Hitting Clinic Info]
* [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071009&content_id=2258840&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor Blue Jays Press Release/Denbo Hired] Retrieved on 2007-10-09
* [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071012&content_id=2262409&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor Blue Jays Press Release/Unselfish Hitters] Retrieved on 2007-10-12
* [http://sportsline.com/mlb/story/10810063 Blue Jays Coach put Lowell back in swing] Retrieved from CBS Sports on 2008-5-6
* [http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071011.wsptalcs11/GSStory/GlobeSportsBaseball/home The Wisdom of Mike Lowell] Retrieved from globeandmail.com on 2007-10-11
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/mike_berardino/news/2001/05/18/berardino_insider/ Denbo says Soriano developing plate discipline] Retrieved from cnnsi.com on 2001-5-18
* [http://www.hittingacademy.com/visitor/vbiogdenbo.cfm Online Hitting Academy/Denbo] Retrieved on 2007-10-12

References

* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/affiliates.cgi?aid=NYY baseball-reference.com/NY Yankees Minor League Affiliates]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/team_10209.shtml baseballcube.com/Cincinnati Reds Minor League Managers]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?franch_ID=CIN&year_ID=1983&draft_type=junreg baseball-reference.com/1983 Reds Draft]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gary_Denbo baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gary Denbo]