Andy Barkett

Andrew Jon Barkett

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
• School North Carolina State University
• High School Miami Killian High School
• Debut May 28, 2001
• Final Game June 24, 2001
• Born September 5, 1974 in Miami, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Andy Barkett posted a nice line of .304/.373/.413 in 46 at-bats in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001. He also played eleven seasons in the minors with a personal best batting average of .307 in 1999 in the Pacific Coast League.

His time at North Carolina State University overlapped with that of Corey Lee. He is a Team USA alumnus, going 3 for 15 (all doubles) with 2 walks in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup while splitting first base with Todd Helton. He was 0 for 3 in the semifinal win over Japan then sat out the Gold Medal game 9-4 loss to Cuba.

Barkett moved into coaching after his playing career ended and worked for a number of organizations through the years. In 2006, Barkett worked at the Baseball Mentoring Program in Sacramento run by Jalal Leach, and was hitting coach of the GCL Braves. He became a manager in the Detroit Tigers organization in 2007 and led the Oneonta Tigers to the playoffs. He moved up to the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2008 and remained there through 2010. After the 2009 season Barkett managed the Seminole County Naturals in the Florida Winter Baseball League.

He moved on to the Jacksonville Suns of the Florida Marlins organization in 2011 and managed that team for four years. He led the Suns to an 81-59 record and the Southern League championship in his final year at the helm. The Marlins promoted Barkett to Minor League Assistant Hitting Coordinator in 2015. Barkett next joined the Pittsburgh Pirates player development system in 2016 as their Minor League Assistant Hitting Coordinator. He returned to managing in 2017 as skipper of the AAA Indianapolis Indians.

Barkett reached the major leagues in 2018 as a hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox, just in time to be part of their World Series win. Red Sox hitters continued to be productive in 2019, but Barkett was let go after the season. In 2020 Barkett made his only foray into college coaching as an assistant coach with the University of Central Florida Knights.

In 2021, the Chicago White Sox hired Barkett as a Hitting Advisor to Player Development. He followed this by two seasons as the team's Minor League Hitting Coordinator. The White Sox let Barkett go after the 2023 season amid changes to the player development system.

Barkett worked as a private hitting instructor in 2024.

In addition to his career in the United States, Barkett has international experience as both a player and coach. As a player, he was part of championship teams in three different winter leagues - with Indios de Mayaguez in Puerto Rico in 1998, with Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Republic in 2000, and with Tigres de Aragua in Venezuela in 2004. Barkett later worked as a manager for a few seasons in the Dominican League. He managed the Águilas Cibaeñas for most of 2014/2015, but was fired on January 9th and replaced by Miguel Tejada for the remainder of the playoffs. Despite his dismissal, Barkett returned to manage the Eagles again in 2015/2016. When asked to explain why he returned, Barkett said that he and his family had a great feeling for Santiago and the Eagles. "My son goes to school with the Eagles jacket. My little daughters dance and sing the team's songs, wherever I go, even in the United States I find a snail, that makes me more and more of this team," he confessed.[1] Alas, this time his firing happened during the regular season on November 14th. Barkett's final stint as manager came during the 2022/2023 season. In this case, Barkett replaced fired manager Pat Listach on November 1st and led the Toros del Este for the remainder of the season.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2007	Oneonta Tigers	New York-Penn League	44-32	2nd	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
2008	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Florida State League	67-70	7th	Detroit Tigers
2009	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Florida State League	55-75	11th	Detroit Tigers
2010	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Florida State League	71-67	7th	Detroit Tigers
2011	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	70-70	5th	Florida Marlins
2012	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	70-70	5th	Miami Marlins
2013	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	73-63	5th	Miami Marlins
2014	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	81-59	2nd	Miami Marlins	League Champs
2017	Indianapolis Indians	International League	79-63	5th	Pittsburgh Pirates	Lost in 1st round

Related Sites

• Mental Game Strategies for Hitters
• Former MLB Hitting Coach Andy Barkett on Swing Mechanics and Player Development