Blake Butera

Blake Matthew Butera

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 175 lb.
• School Boston College
• High School Mandeville High School

• Born August 7, 1992 in Metairie, LA USA

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Biographcial Information

Infielder Blake Butera played in the minor leagues in 2015 and 2016. He was a 35th round pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2015 amateur draft, out of Boston College and began his career that same year with the Princeton Rays of the Appalachian League. He hit .207/.337/.256 in 27 games. He spent most of 2016 back with Princeton, apart for 4 games with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Penn League. In 53 games, he hit .247/.344/.360.

In 2017, he moved into coaching with Hudson Valley, then in 2018 was named the team's manager, taking the Renegades to the league finals after posting the best record in the NYPL during the regular season. He was the youngest manager in organized baseball that season, aged just 25. He was back in 2019. Butera was slated to manage the Bowling Green Hot Rods in 2020 before COVID-19 shut down the minor league season. He returned to managing in 2021-2022 with Charleston. In 2021, he guided the RiverDogs to the first professional baseball championship in the city of Charleston since 1922 and a record-breaking .683 winning percentage. Following the campaign, he was named the Low-A East Manager of the Year. In 2023 the Rays promoted Butera to minor league assistant field coordinator. He received another promotion in 2024 to the position of Senior Director of Player Development.

During these years, Butera also picked up some international coaching experience. He was a coach for the Perth Heat in the Australian Baseball League in 2019/2020. The following year he worked as the quality control coach for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican League. Butera also served as the bench coach for the Italy national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

His father Barry Butera Sr. played as high as AAA while brother Barry Butera Jr. also played pro ball.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2018	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York-Penn League	45-30	1st	Tampa Bay Rays	Lost league Finals
2019	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York-Penn League	43-32	1st (t)	Tampa Bay Rays	Lost in 1st round
2021	Charleston RiverDogs	Low-A East	82-38	1st	Tampa Bay Rays	League Champs
2022	Charleston RiverDogs	Carolina League	88-44	1st	Tampa Bay Rays	League Champs