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 worked at the Baseball Mentoring Program in Sacramento run by Jalal Leach, and was hitting coach of the GCL Braves in 2006. He became manager of the Oneonta Tigers in 2007 and led them to the playoffs, moving up to the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2008. He moved on to the Jacksonville Suns of the Florida Marlins organization in 2011. After a number of seasons as a minor league manager, he was named assistant hitting coach of the Boston Red Sox in 2018, just in time to be part of their World Series win. He was let go after the 2019 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