Matt Martin

Matthew V. Martin

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 170 lb.
• School Lubbock Christian University

• Born July 18, 1969

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Biographical Information

Matt Martin was a minor league infielder in 1991-1994 and a minor league manager for three years.

From 1997 to 2003, he served in various capacities in the Detroit Tigers organization, including as a minor league hitting coach for the Jacksonville Suns (1998-2000) and Erie SeaWolves (2001-2003) and as a roving instructor. He was minor league infield instructor for the Baltimore Orioles in 2004, then worked two years with the GCL Yankees, first as hitting coach, then as manager. From 2007-2011, Martin was the minor league infield coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2012, he was named manager of the AZL Dodgers and coordinator of Arizona instruction for the Dodgers, then in 2013 was the minor league infield instructor for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2014, he re-joined the Detroit Tigers as the major league team's defensive coordinator, a non-uniformed coaching position. In 2016, he was officially listed as the team's defensive coach and a full-time member of the coaching staff, lasting until the end of the 2017 season. Martin is Coaching Assistant/Instant Replay Coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels in 2019.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1996	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	10-25	--	Cincinnati Reds		replaced by Bill Plummer on July 26
1997	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	16-36	14th	Detroit Tigers		replaced Dwight Lowry (9-13) on July 10
2006	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	33-20	3rd	New York Yankees
2012	AZL Dodgers	Arizona League	34-21	3rd	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost in 1st round