Andy Haines

Andrew Haines

• School Eastern Illinois University, Middle Tennessee State University

• Born April 2, 1977 in Olney, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Andy Haines was a catcher in college. After graduating, he took on a job as assistant coach of Olney Central College and then at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also earned a graduate degree. He also managed in the collegiate Northwoods League.

Haines was the hitting coach of the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, he became manager of the Windy City ThunderBolts in the Frontier League, leading the team to the league championship and winning Manager of the Year honors. He was hired by the Florida Marlins and served as hitting coach with the GCL Marlins in 2008. In 2009, he got his first managerial job in an affiliated league, as skipper of the Jamestown Jammers of the New York-Penn League. In 2010 and 2011, he was the manager of the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League. In 2012, he moved to the Jupiter Hammerheads in the Florida State League.

In 2018, Haines got his first major league coaching job as assistant hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs. In 2019, he moved to the Milwaukee Brewers as hitting coach, but was let go after the 2021 season. In 2022, he became hitting coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates staying until the end of the 2024, when he was dismissed following the team's last-place finish.

Born in Olney, IL he currently lives in Columbia, TN. He is also the owner of the Pro Edge Baseball and Softball Training Academy. Haines' younger brother Kyle Haines played minor league ball from 2004-2013 and became a minor league manager in 2014.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2007	Windy City ThunderBolts	Frontier League	68-28	1st	Independent Leagues	League Champs
2009	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	34-42	11th	Florida Marlins
2010	Greensboro Grasshoppers	South Atlantic League	66-74	8th	Florida Marlins
2011	Greensboro Grasshoppers	South Atlantic League	79-60	2nd	Florida Marlins	League Champs
2012	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	74-62	5th	Miami Marlins	Lost League Finals
2013	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	68-69	5th	Miami Marlins
2014	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	70-74	11th (t)	Miami Marlins
2015	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	58-86	15th(t)	Miami Marlins

Related Sites

• Newspaper article from January 2009