Jake Hirst (baseball)
American baseball coach
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Jacob Hirst is an American baseball coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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| New York Yankees – No. 84 | |
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Career
Hirst graduated from Assumption High School in Davenport, Iowa, in 2013.[1] He enrolled at Central College, where he played college baseball and graduated in 2017.[2] In his senior year, he earned a certification as a strength and conditioning specialist.[3]
Hirst coached at Augustana College for two years,[3] and earned a master's degree in exercise physiology in 2018 from St. Ambrose University.[4] He met Dillon Lawson, a coach for the Yankees, which led to the Yankees hiring him as a Minor League Baseball coach in 2019.[3]
The Yankees are promoting Hirst to the major leagues as an assistant hitting coach for the 2026 season.[5]