Carlos Mendoza (baseball coach)
| Carlos Mendoza | |
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| New York Yankees – No. 64 | |
| Infielder / Bench Coach | |
| Born: November 27, 1979 Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
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As coach
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Carlos Enrique Mendoza (born November 27, 1979) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
Career[]
Mendoza played in Minor League Baseball for 13 seasons.[1] He entered the Yankees Minor League system for the 2009 season as a member of the Staten Island Yankees coaching staff before joining the Charleston RiverDogs in 2010. During the 2011 campaign, he served as the manager of the Gulf Coast League Yankees. He then returned to the RiverDogs as their manager before the 2012 season.[2][3] He became a roving defensive instructor in the Yankees' organization after the 2012 season.[4]
After the 2017 season, Mendoza gained a promotion as an infield coach for the Yankees' major league team.[5]
Mendoza has been credited as a team leader both on and off the field – being hired as an infield coach, despite only playing outfield during his career.[6] He has a number of rituals before, during, and after games that set him apart from other coaches. According to Michael Kay on his radio show, before each game at Yankee Stadium Mendoza ceremoniously tosses exactly 40 sunflower seeds in the grass behind home plate (one for each man on the extended Yankees roster).[7] The prayer he recites after he tosses the seeds is unknown to the public.[7]
On November 11, 2019, Mendoza was named the bench coach of the Yankees, replacing Josh Bard.[8]
References[]
- ^ Miller, Andrew. "Mendoza starts 1st season as manager of RiverDogs". postandcourier.com.
- ^ Carlos Mendoza will be manager of RiverDogs. Post and Courier. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Yankees Tab Carlos Mendoza as RiverDogs Manager". Charleston RiverDogs News.
- ^ Staff reports. "Pedrique to coach RiverDogs". postandcourier.com.
- ^ Phil Nevin anticipating season with Yankees. MLB News. Retrieved on December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Who will be on the 2018 Yankees coaching staff?". pinstripealley.com. 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b The Michael Kay Show. ESPN.com.
- ^ Ackert, Kristie (November 11, 2019). "Carlos Mendoza will replace Josh Bard as the Yankees' bench coach". nydailynews.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Barquisimeto
- Venezuelan baseball coaches
- Venezuelan baseball players
- Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball coaches
- Major League Baseball bench coaches
- New York Yankees coaches
- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players
- San Jose Giants players
- Shreveport Captains players
- Arizona League Giants players
- Shreveport Swamp Dragons players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Norwich Navigators players
- Pensacola Pelicans players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Minor league baseball managers