New York University
- Location: New York, NY
- Nickname: Violets
- Conference University Athletic Association 2015- ; NCAA Division-I Independents -1973
- Division: III
College World Series Appearances: 2 1956 & 1969
Baseball returned to NYU in the 2014-2015 school year. The school had dropped baseball after sponsoring it from 1899-1973.
Notable Alumni[edit]
- Charles Aspromonte, minor league player
- Joe Bennett, infielder
- Ralph Branca, pitcher
- Al Campanis, infielder; general manager
- Adrian Cárdenas, infielder
- Sam Childs, infielder
- Howard Cosell, announcer
- Billy Crystal, actor
- Kiddo Davis, outfielder
- Dutch Deutsch, scout
- Henry Dotterer, scout
- Mal Fichman, minor league manager
- John Filor, college coach
- Beryl Follet, USA national team pitcher
- Pop Foster, outfielder
- Emil Fuchs, owner; manager
- Marvin Goldklang, owner
- Peter Golenbock, writer
- Stan Hochman, writer
- Mamie Johnson, Negro League pitcher
- Thomas Johnson, college coach
- Stan Kasten, owner
- Tito Landrum, outfielder
- Doc Leitner, pitcher
- Hank Majlinger, college coach
- Ryan McLaughlin, minor league coach
- Frank McQuade, owner
- Sam Mele, outfielder
- Marvin Miller, MLBPA executive; Hall of Fame
- Frank Novosel, minor league infielder and manager
- Caroline O'Connor, executive
- Bill Oster, pitcher
- Red Patterson, writer
- CJ Picerni, minor league catcher
- Rachel Robinson, civil rights activist
- Lester Rodney, writer
- Martin Scheinman, arbitrator
- Claire Schillace, AAGPBL outfielder
- Walter Signer, pitcher
- Sanford Silverstein, minor league pitcher
- John Simmons, outfielder
- Lester Smith, owner
- Ken Strong, minor league outfielder
- Ron Swoboda, outfielder
- Nick Testa, catcher
- George Townsend, catcher
- Overton Tremper, outfielder
- Bob Turner, outfielder
- John Walsh, scout
- Eddie Yost, infielder
Coaches[edit]
- Pop Foster, 1902
- Dave Fultz, 1904
- Paul Krichell, 1919
- Bill McCarthy, 1922-1961
- Donald Newbery, 1962-1964
- Larry Geracioti, 1965-1973
- Doug Kimbler, 2015-
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Jack Winters, 2018-2019
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