Tyler Smarslok

Tyler Smarslok

• School Kean University, Heidelberg University
• High School Jackson Liberty High School

Biographical Information

Tyler Smarslok was a four-year starter for Kean University. He helped lead Kean to two conference tournament championships and three Division III Mid-Atlantic regional titles. During his junior season Smarslok committed only 3 errors in 249 chances and won the Rawlings National Gold Glove. Smarslok graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and later worked on a master's degree in educational leadership at Heidelberg University.

After graduation Smarslok coached baseball at a number of colleges and universities. In 2020, the Minnesota Twins hired Smarslok to coach the GCL Twins before the minor league season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

• 2016 Assistant coach, Kean University
• 2017 Assistant coach, Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
• 2018 Graduate assistant coach, Heidelberg University
• 2019 Volunteer assistant coach, Seton Hall University
• Fall 2019 Assistant coach, Marist College
• 2021-2023 Defensive coach St. Paul Saints
• 2024 Bench coach St. Paul Saints