Rob Benjamin

Rob Benjamin

• School Tallahassee Community College, Baruch College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• High School Harry S. Truman High School (Bronx)

Biographical Information

Rob Benjamin played college ball at junior college powerhouse Tallahassee Community College before transferring to Baruch College where he led his team to the conference championship in 2001 and earned Player of the Year honors. He later earned bachelor's and master's degrees in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Benjamin has extensive experience coaching at both the college level and working in private academies.

Collegiate Coaching Experience:

• 2002-2005 Baruch College - Volunteer Hitting & Pitching Coach
• 2005-2007 City College of New York - Hitting Coach
• 2010 St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) - Hitting Coach

Performance Training and Travel Baseball Experience:

• 2010-2013 The Baseball Center NYC - Hitting Instructor & Travel Coach
• 2013-present RIOT Hitting Academy - Founder
• 2013-2017 NYC Bulldogs Ball Club - Hitting Instructor and Travel Coach
• 2017 GoWags Baseball - Travel Ball Coach
• 2017-2018 108 Performance Academy - Managing Director/Hitting Instructor
• 2019-present Power Arm-Ramsey - Director of Player Development

Benjamin joined the Seattle Mariners minor league system in 2019 as a hitting instructor for the DSL Mariners. The Mariners promoted him to West Virginia Power hitting coach prior to the 2020 minor league season shutdown caused by COVID-19. Benjamin was hitting coach for the Modesto Nuts in 2021.

The New York Yankees hired Benjamin to serve as the hitting coach for the Hudson Valley Renegades in 2022 and defensive coach of Hudson Valley in 2023.

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• Rob Benjamin Bio