Michael Brdar
| Michael Brdar | |
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| Detroit Tigers – No. 90 | |
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| Born: April 7, 1994 Pleasanton, California | |
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Michael Joseph Brdar (born April 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also coached in MLB for the San Diego Padres, and played professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Brdar attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California, and played for the school's baseball team.[1] He enrolled at Diablo Valley College, where he began his college baseball career. He transferred to the University of Michigan to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[2] The St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the 36th round, with the 1,084th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Cardinals, hitting .235/.330/.282 with 10 RBI.[4] On January 18, 2018, Brdar retired from professional baseball.[5]
Coaching career
[edit]Following Brdar's playing career, he spent two seasons as the hitting coordinator for the San Francisco Giants organization.[6] After the 2021 season, the San Diego Padres hired Brdar as their hitting coach.[7][8]
On November 16, 2022, after one season with the Padres, the Detroit Tigers hired Brdar to be their hitting coach.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Ben Enos (May 5, 2012). "Late miscues prove costly for De La Salle in loss to Bishop Amat – East Bay Times". Eastbaytimes.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Padres to hire Michael Brdar, 27, as their next hitting coach – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Forde, Mitchell (June 14, 2017). "Cardinals confident they can meet Fuller's asking price". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Brdar - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Michael Brdar Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Padres to hire Brdar as hitting coach (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Giants' Mike Brdar to be next Padres hitting coach". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Padres hire Matt Williams as 3B coach". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Beck, Jason (November 16, 2022). "Tigers revamp staff with 3 hitting coach hires". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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