Max Weir
American baseball coach
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Max Weir is an American college baseball coach and former player. Weir is the co-head coach of the UMass Minutemen baseball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-Head coach |
| Team | UMass Minutemen |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Southampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2021 | American International College (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Gardner-Webb (head development team) |
| 2022–2023 | UMass (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Nichols College (associate head coach) |
| 2024–2025 | UMass (assistant) |
| 2025–present | UMass |
Playing career
Weir played high school baseball at Hampshire Regional High School. In 2015, the Hampshire Regional baseball team reached the Western Massachusetts championship game.[1]
Coaching career
Weir coached at American International College for four years, serving as an assistant baseball coach.[2]
Prior to joining UMass, Weir was the head development team coach at Gardner-Webb University. He joined Gardner-Webb in October 2021.[3]
For the 2022-23 season, Weir was an assistant coach for the UMass baseball team. At UMass, he primarily worked with catchers and hitters.
Weir spent one year (2023–24) as the associate head coach at Nichols College at the NCAA Division III level of college baseball. He helped the Bison to a 29-13 overall record.
Weir returned to UMass in August 2024 as an assistant coach for the 2025 season.
On August 19, 2025, Weir was named as co-acting head coach of the UMass Minutemen baseball team alongside Brandon Shileikis.[4]
Personal life
Weir is a native of Southampton, Massachusetts.[5] He is a graduate of Hampshire Regional High School.