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American baseball coach (born 1975)

Baseball player

Desi Druschel
New York Yankees – No. 83
Coach
Born: (1975-06-19) June 19, 1975 (age 50) Vinton, Iowa, U.S.

Teams
As coach New York Yankees (2022–2024) New York Mets (2025) New York Yankees (2026–present)

Desi Druschel (born June 19, 1975) is an American professional baseball coach who currently serves as the assistant pitching coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Druschel graduated from Vinton-Shellsburg High School in Vinton, Iowa.^[1] He attended Upper Iowa University and Mount Mercy University, playing baseball and basketball. He graduated from Mount Mercy in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in management. He enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington and a master's degree in athletic administration in 2001.^[2]

Coaching career

College

Druschel began his coaching career as an assistant at Vinton-Shellsburg in 1996, and continued there through 2000. He was also an assistant coach for Indiana University from 1999 to 2000 and Mount St. Clare College from 2000 to 2001. He was the head coach for The Franciscan University from 2001 to 2004.^[2] He coached for Mount Mercy University for nine years, before he was hired as director of operations for the University of Iowa's baseball program in 2014.^[2]^[3] In 2017, he served as the pitching coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes.^[4]^[5]^[6]

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees hired Druschel in 2019.^[1] They promoted him to their major league staff as a pitching coach after the 2021 season.^[7]

New York Mets

On November 11, 2024, Druschel was hired by the New York Mets to serve as the team's assistant pitching coach, working under Jeremy Hefner.^[8]

New York Yankees (second stint)

On October 26, 2025, the Druschel was hired by the New York Yankees to serve as the team's assistant pitching coach, working under Matt Blake.^[9]

Personal life

Druschel and his wife, Jessica, have two children.^[2]

References

1 2 "Former V-S Baseball Player Desi Druschel Joins Yankees Coaching Staff". Vinton Today. February 10, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
1 2 3 4 "Druschel Joins Iowa Baseball Staff – University of Iowa Athletics". Hawkeyesports.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
↑ "Desi Druschel joins U of Iowa as Director of Baseball Operations". Vinton Today. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
↑ "Hawkeyes promote Desi Druschel to pitching coach". Press-citizen.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
↑ "Even college baseball teams are now embracing the big data approach". CBSSports.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
↑ "Desi Druschel shapes, inspires Iowa pitching staff". The Gazette. April 16, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
↑ Kuty, Brendan (December 15, 2021). "Yankees' new pitching coach's expertise extends far beyond analytics". NJ.com. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
↑ "Mets Hire Desi Druschel As Assistant Pitching Coach". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
↑ Polishuk, Mark (October 26, 2025). "Yankees Hire Desi Druschel To Coaching Staff". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

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Active roster	11 Anthony Volpe 12 Trent Grisham 13 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 14 Amed Rosario 19 Ryan McMahon 22 Ben Rice 24 Jasson Domínguez 25 J. C. Escarra 27 Giancarlo Stanton 28 Austin Wells 31 Cam Schlittler 33 Ryan Yarbrough 35 Cody Bellinger 39 Max Schuemann 40 Ryan Weathers 41 Tim Hill 45 Gerrit Cole 47 Brent Headrick 48 Paul Goldschmidt 53 David Bednar 54 Max Fried 55 Carlos Rodón 56 Osvaldo Bido 57 Angel Chivilli 58 Paul Blackburn 59 Jake Bird 63 Fernando Cruz 72 José Caballero 73 Yerry De Los Santos 74 Kervin Castro 75 Camilo Doval 76 Elmer Rodríguez 78 Spencer Jones 80 Cade Winquest 81 Luis Gil 86 Chase Hampton 90 Jorbit Vivas 95 Oswaldo Cabrera 98 Will Warren 99 Aaron Judge
60-day injured list	36 Clarke Schmidt
Coaching staff	Manager 17 Aaron Boone Bench 65 Brad Ausmus First base 85 Dan Fiorito Third base and outfield 67 Luis Rojas Hitting 82 James Rowson Pitching 77 Matt Blake Assistant pitching 83 Desi Druschel Assistant pitching 79 Preston Claiborne Assistant hitting 78 Casey Dykes Assistant hitting 84 Jake Hirst Field coordinator and catching 76 Tanner Swanson

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