# Gary Denbo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gary_Denbo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gary_Denbo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Denbo > Source revision: 1356414677 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball executive}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox MLB player | name=Gary Denbo | image=NY_Gary_Denbo_2006.jpg | width=225px | caption= | team= | number= | position=[Hitting coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)) | positionplain= | birth_date={{birth date and age|1960|12|9}} | birth_place= [Princeton, Indiana](/source/Princeton%2C_Indiana), U.S. | bats=Right | throws=Right | teams= * [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) ({{By|2001}}) * [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) ({{By|2007}}–{{By|2008}}) }} '''Gary Brian Denbo''' (born December 9, 1960) is an American former [baseball](/source/baseball) [front office](/source/front_office) executive and coach. He was the director of player development and scouting for the [Miami Marlins](/source/Miami_Marlins) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB). Previously, he served as a [hitting coach](/source/hitting_coach) for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) and [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) of MLB and for the [Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters](/source/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters) of [Nippon Professional Baseball](/source/Nippon_Professional_Baseball). He has also worked in the Yankees' front office. ==Playing career== Denbo attended [Princeton Community High School](/source/Princeton_Community_High_School) in [Princeton, Indiana](/source/Princeton%2C_Indiana),{{cite web|last=Swanson|first=Pete|date=October 20, 2014|title=Yanks name Denbo senior vice president|url=http://www.tristate-media.com/pdclarion/sports/local_sports/yanks-name-denbo-senior-vice-president/article_b8158d34-58d2-11e4-8ded-870f40d197a8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421172412/http://www.tristate-media.com/pdclarion/sports/local_sports/yanks-name-denbo-senior-vice-president/article_b8158d34-58d2-11e4-8ded-870f40d197a8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2023|access-date=February 17, 2016|work=[Princeton Daily Clarion](/source/Princeton_Daily_Clarion)}} and [Oakland City University](/source/Oakland_City_University) in [Oakland City, Indiana](/source/Oakland_City%2C_Indiana). He was drafted as an [infielder](/source/infielder) by the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) in the 17th round of the [1983 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1983_Major_League_Baseball_draft). Denbo played in [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) for four years. ==Post-playing career== thumb|left|Denbo in 2014 as Hitting Consultant for USA Baseball Collegiate team After retiring as a player, Denbo became a [minor league](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) coach and manager. Denbo took his first coaching position in 1986 as a [Player-coach](/source/Player-coach) for the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds) [Double-A](/source/Minor_league_baseball) club in Vermont. He remained with the Reds organization through 1989. In 1990, Denbo joined the Yankees organization. He served as a hitting coach and manager for minor league teams in the Yankees organization through 1996. In 1997, he took over as the hitting coordinator for the entire Yankees organization, and in 2000 was also the Assistant Minor League Director. In 2001, Denbo was the major league hitting coach for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees). He also served as the [hitting coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)) for the [American League](/source/American_League) All-star team in the 2001 [All-star game](/source/All-star_game) in Seattle. Denbo was a scout for the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) in 2002.{{cite news|date=October 9, 2007|title=Blue Jays hire Gary Denbo to be new hitting coach|work=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)|agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-10-09-2381962043_x.htm|access-date=February 17, 2016}} He was a hitting coach for the [Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters](/source/Hokkaido_Nippon-Ham_Fighters) of the [Pacific League](/source/Pacific_League) in [Nippon Professional Baseball](/source/Nippon_Professional_Baseball) from 2003 through 2005. He rejoined the Yankees organization in 2006 as the organization's hitting coordinator. In 2008, he became the [hitting coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)) for the [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays).{{cite news|last=Bastian|first=Jordan|date=October 12, 2007|title=Denbo to stress unselfish hitting style|newspaper=[Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays)|publisher=[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071012&content_id=2262409&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|url-status=dead|access-date=October 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014173522/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071012&content_id=2262409&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=October 14, 2007}} In 2009, Denbo returned to the Yankees as a player development consultant, and continues in his current position in scouting and player development. While in a slump during the 2011 season, [Derek Jeter](/source/Derek_Jeter) worked on his swing with Denbo, which Jeter attributed to his improvement later in the season.{{cite news|last=Boland|first=Erik|date=August 16, 2011|title=DL stint helped Jeter's hitting|newspaper=[Newsday](/source/Newsday)|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/dl-stint-helped-jeter-s-hitting-x66563|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729010913/http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/dl-stint-helped-jeter-s-hitting-1.3101963|url-status=live|archive-date=July 29, 2013|access-date=April 24, 2012}} In June 2014, Denbo was named hitting consultant for the 2014 [USA Baseball](/source/USA_Baseball) Collegiate National Team.{{cite news|date=June 20, 2014|title=CNT: 29 players report on Friday|newspaper=[USA Baseball](/source/USA_Baseball)|url=http://web.usabaseball.com/article_print.jsp?ymd=20140620&content_id=80740230&vkey=news_usab|url-status=dead|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714193306/http://web.usabaseball.com/article_print.jsp?ymd=20140620&content_id=80740230&vkey=news_usab|archive-date=July 14, 2014}} In October 2014 the Yankees named Denbo Vice President of Player Development.{{Cite web|last1=Feinsand|first1=Mark|last2=Madden|first2=Bill|date=October 20, 2014|title=Gary Denbo to replace Mark Newman as Yankees senior VP of baseball operations|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ex-hitting-coach-gary-denbo-yankees-minor-league-system-article-1.1980619|access-date=October 20, 2014|website=[New York Daily News](/source/New_York_Daily_News)}} Denbo began the "Captain's Camp", an opportunity for the team's best [prospects](/source/prospect_(sports)) to interact with former players.{{cite web|last=Kuty|first=Brendan|date=February 25, 2015|title=Yankees host spring training 'Captain's Camp' for 'best young players'|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/02/yankees_host_spring_training_captains_camp_for_bes.html|access-date=February 17, 2016|work=[NJ.com](/source/NJ.com)}} In October 2017, Denbo was named the Vice President of Scouting and Player Development for the [Miami Marlins](/source/Miami_Marlins).{{cite web|last=Frisaro|first=Joe|date=October 9, 2017|title=Gary Denbo leaving Yankees, joining Marlins|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/gary-denbo-leaving-yankees-joining-marlins-c257992460|access-date=March 1, 2020|website=[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)|publisher=[MLB Advanced Media](/source/MLB_Advanced_Media)}} The Marlins fired Denbo in June 2022, months after Jeter had divested from the team's ownership group.{{cite news |title=Miami Marlins fire VP of player development and scouting Gary Denbo, one of Derek Jeter's first hires |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34181287/miami-marlins-fire-vp-player-development-scouting-gary-denbo-one-derek-jeter-first-hires |access-date=July 2, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=July 1, 2022 |quote=Derek Jeter's first significant hire when he was leading the Miami Marlins is no longer with the club. The Marlins have fired Gary Denbo, who had been the team's vice president of player development and scouting. The move happened earlier this week.}} ==See also== *[List of New York Yankees coaches](/source/List_of_New_York_Yankees_coaches) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Gary Denbo}} {{baseballstats|brm=denbo-001gar}} *[http://yanksgoyard.com/2014/10/20/report-gary-denbo-replaces-mark-newman-pat-roessler/ Report: Gary Denbo Replaces Mark Newman, Pat Roessler Out] Retrieved from SI.com on 2014-10-20 *[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110822&content_id=23575758&c_id=mlb/ Work with Denbo helped Jeter find swing] Retrieved from mlb.com on 2011-8-22 *[http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Gary+Denbo Denbo Articles] Retrieved from nydailynews.com on 2010-5-3 *[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/Denbo to Stress Unselfish Hitting Style] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014173522/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071012&content_id=2262409&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor |date=October 14, 2007 }} Retrieved on 2007-10-12 *[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/the-wisdom-of-mike-lowell/article695186/ The Wisdom of Mike Lowell] Retrieved from globeandmail.com on 2007-10-11 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20010608033025/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 {{S-start}} {{s-sports}} {{Succession box| before = [Mickey Brantley](/source/Mickey_Brantley) | title = [Toronto Blue Jays Hitting Coach](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) | years = October 2007 – June 2008 | after = [Gene Tenace](/source/Gene_Tenace)}} {{Succession box| before = [Chris Chambliss](/source/Chris_Chambliss) | title = [New York Yankees Hitting Coach](/source/New_York_Yankees) | years = 2001 | after = [Rick Down](/source/Rick_Down)}} {{S-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Denbo, Gary}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate baseball people in Canada Category:American expatriate baseball people in Japan Category:Baseball coaches from Indiana Category:Billings Mustangs players Category:Cedar Rapids Reds players Category:Cleveland Indians scouts Category:Major League Baseball hitting coaches Category:Minor league baseball managers Category:New York Yankees coaches Category:New York Yankees scouts Category:People from Princeton, Indiana Category:Toronto Blue Jays coaches Category:Vermont Reds players Category:Oakland City University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gary Denbo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Denbo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Denbo?action=history)). 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