Hunter Mense

Hunter Mense
Hunter Mense
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 59
	Assistant Hitting Coach
	Born: August 30, 1984 (age 40); Liberty, Missouri
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
Teams
	Toronto Blue Jays (2022–present);

Hunter Mense (born August 30, 1984) is an American professional baseball coach with for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was promoted to the Blue Jays major league coaching staff ahead of the 2022 season, in the role of assistant hitting coach.^[1]

Playing career

Mense attended the University of Missouri and played baseball for the Tigers, eventually being drafted in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins.^[2] He spent parts of five seasons in the Marlins minor league system, briefly reaching Triple-A in 2010. Mense produced a .254 average and 19 home runs over 349 career MiLB games.

Coaching career

Mense served as the hitting coach for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2018, who subsequently won the league championship. Mense then spent three seasons as the Minor League hitting coordinator for the Blue Jays. Ahead of the 2022 season, the Blue Jays promoted Mense to the major league staff as an assistant hitting coach, while still retaining his minor league coordinating title.^[3]

References

^ "Blue Jays return '21 coaching staff, bolster leadership with additional roles". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
^ "2006 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
^ "JAYS NOTES: Vlad Guerrero Jr. is armed and ready to work on his defensive versatility". torontosun. Retrieved 2022-03-14.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB and Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[:0-1] "Blue Jays return '21 coaching staff, bolster leadership with additional roles". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.

[2] "2006 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.

[3] "JAYS NOTES: Vlad Guerrero Jr. is armed and ready to work on his defensive versatility". torontosun. Retrieved 2022-03-14.

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v t e Toronto Blue Jays current roster
Active roster	4 George Springer 8 Jonatan Clase 9 Joey Loperfido 11 Bo Bichette 13 Orelvis Martínez 17 José Berríos 20 Luis De Los Santos 27 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 28 Ernie Clement 29 Yariel Rodríguez 30 Alejandro Kirk 31 Brett de Geus 33 Dillon Tate 34 Kevin Gausman 36 Davis Schneider 37 Steward Berroa 38 Nathan Lukes 39 Jake Bloss 40 Chris Bassitt 43 Ryan Burr 44 Bowden Francis 45 Tommy Nance 47 Addison Barger 48 Spencer Horwitz 49 Leo Jiménez 50 Erik Swanson 52 Nick Robertson 54 Brendon Little 55 Tyler Heineman 56 Zach Pop 57 Chad Green 60 Brandon Eisert 62 Easton Lucas 63 Luis Frías 64 Adam Macko 65 Hagen Danner 92 Génesis Cabrera -- Emmanuel Ramírez -- Nick Raposo
60-day Injured list	6 Alek Manoah 7 Will Wagner 25 Daulton Varsho 68 Jordan Romano
Coaching staff	Manager 14 John Schneider Associate Manager 10 DeMarlo Hale Bench/Offensive Coordinator 23 Don Mattingly Pitching 41 Pete Walker Hitting 18 Guillermo Martínez First base 53 Mark Budzinski Third base 51 Carlos Febles Assistant hitting 59 Hunter Mense Field Coordinator 22 Gil Kim Major League Pitching Strategist 85 David Howell Bullpen 21 Jeff Ware Major League Hitting Strategist 19 Dave Hudgens Major League Coach 86 Adam Yudelman Bullpen Catcher 61 Alex Andreopoulos Bullpen Catcher 78 Luis Hurtado Assistant hitting 66 Matt Hague Major League mental performance coach -- John Lannan