Pat Burrell, a former standout player for the Philadelphia Phillies, will join the San Francisco Giants as a hitting coach.
The Giants revealed on Friday that a former standout player for the Philadelphia Phillies is now San Francisco’s co-hitting coach.
Under new manager Bob Melvin, Pat Burrell—a mainstay with the Phillies as a player from 2000 to 2008—was promoted to the position.
Justin Viele, who is staying with the Giants and was relieved of Gabe Kapler’s staff, will share the hitting coach responsibilities with Burrell. Pedro Guerrero, a former MLB player, will continue to work as an assistant hitting coach with the Giants.
Burrell entered the coaching field after deciding to retire from playing after the 2011 season, primarily with the Giants. At the organization’s affiliate in San Jose, he was the hitting coach in addition to acting as a special assignment scout.
After being chosen by the Phillies out of Miami (FL) in the first round of the 1998 MLB Draft, Burrell spent more than ten years with the team and was a member of the 2008 World Series winning squad.
Since making his debut in 2000, he has amassed 42 career home runs against the Phillies’ rivals, including four home runs in a four-game series sweep against the Mets in late August of 2007. He also finished in the Top 14 of the MVP voting twice and earned the nickname “Met Killer.”
He hit.257/.367/.485/.852 with 251 home runs and 827 RBI while playing with the Phillies. He has a 2008 World Series ring and has been inducted into the Phillies Walk of Fame.
He played with the Giants in 2010–11, winning a second World Series ring, and for Tampa Bay in 2009–10.
He hit 253/.361/.472/.834 throughout his 12-year MLB career, with 292 home runs and 976 RBI.