Mickey Brantley

Michael Charles Brantley Sr.

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
• School Columbia-Greene Community College, Coastal Carolina University
• High School Catskill High School
• Debut August 9, 1986
• Final Game June 1, 1989
• Born June 17, 1961 in Catskill, NY USA

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Biographical Information

"There's no question that we've tried to do too much in situational hitting. When guys are on the bases, we try to go for all of it instead of just taking what the pitcher is giving you. That's a big, big problem with our offense this year." - Michael Brantley, Toronto hitting coach, in 2007

Outfielder Mickey Brantley played four seasons in the majors, hitting .302 and slugging .499 in 1987 with the Seattle Mariners. After his playing days, he launched a successful career as a coach and manager.

Brantley was MVP of his baseball and soccer teams while at Catskill High School. In college, he was an NAIA All-American and played in the NAIA College World Series. He was signed as a 2nd round pick in the 1983 amateur draft by Seattle and scout Bill Kearns. In the minors, he played for five different organizations during his career. A peak was in 1984 when he was second in voting for Southern League MVP, behind future All-Star Andres Galarraga. After his major league career ended, he played for the Yomiuri Giants in 1993.

In 1994, he was the roving minor league batting coach for the San Francisco Giants. He was a coach for the Burlington Bees in 1995 and the St. Lucie Mets for part of 1996. He was a minor league manager in 1996 and 1997 for the New York Mets then was minor league hitting instructor again from 1997 to 2004. Brantley was named to the Toronto Blue Jays coaching staff for the 2005 season. He was first base coach, and then became hitting coach, a post he was terminated from in 2007. In 2006, when the team hit well, he was a hero, while in 2007, with the team hitting poorly, he took criticism.

Brantley is the father of Michael Brantley and uncle of Justin Brantley. While living in Catskill during the early 1980s, his family took in an unknown teenaged boxer named Mike Tyson.

One source: mlb.com profile of Mickey Brantley.

Blue Jays Hitting Coaches
Previous	Current	Next
Mike Barnett	Mickey Brantley	Gary Denbo
	2006 to 2007

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1996	GCL Mets	Gulf Coast League	29-30	10th	New York Mets
1997	GCL Mets	Gulf Coast League	18-7	--	New York Mets		replaced by Doug Flynn on July 18

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