Eric Chavez Is New York's Assistant Hitting Coach

Eric Chavez played 17 seasons on the diamond for three different Major League Baseball teams!

One of those teams was New York, the team that wears the pinstripes!

Eric Chavez played for New York for the team that wears the pinstripes in 2011, 2012!

In his inaugural season with New York, with the team that wears the pinstripes Eric Chavez he played in 58 games, 160 at bats, contributed 16 runs, 42 hits, 2 home runs, 26 runs batted in and had a batting average of 263.

In his final season with New York with the team that wears the pinstripes Eric Chavez played in 113 games, had 278 at bats, contributed 36 runs, 78 hits, 16 home runs , 37 runs batted in.

“according to https://www.mlb.com/player/eric-chavez-136767

Beginning in 2022 Eric Chavez is going to have the opportunity to wear the pinstripes again!

This time not as a player but as a coach because he is New York’s Assistant Hitting Coach!

Why?

Aaron Boone who is the manager of New York of the team that wears the pinstripes had this to say about Eric Chavez!

He’s someone that I’ve had interest in for a while,I’ve envisioned this role of having a guy who can grow into a role, bring presence to the coaching staff and bring a presence to the room. I feel like he has a lot of things to offer. As we put him through the interview process, in a lot of ways, he blew me away.”

He’s got a really good perspective on the game. He’s very open-minded,” Boone said. “He’s part of the hitting crew, but he’s going to be more than that. I kind of view him as a little bit of a Swiss Army [knife] where he’s going to have a lot of different responsibilities. He’s going to have his hands in a lot of different things.”

On New York’s coaching staff Eric Chavez joins Aaron Boone who is the manager, Carlos Mendoza who is the Bench Coach , Matt Blake who is the Pitching Coach, Mike Harkey who is the Bullpen Coach , Desi Druschel who is the Assistant Pitching Coach Dillion Lawson who is the Hitting Coach, Casey Dykes who like him is going to be an Assistant Hitting Coach, Luis Rojas who is the Third Base Coach, Outfield Coach, Travis Chapman First Base, Infield Coach , Tanner Swanson, Quality Control, Catching Coach.

“according to Bryan Hoch’s article on mlb.com”