Jeffrey William Livesey (born May 24, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player and current coach in the Miami Marlins organization. He has coached in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Early life and career
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Livesey was raised in Ringwood, New Jersey and played prep baseball at Lakeland Regional High School in Wanaque, New Jersey.[1][2] He enrolled at Auburn University, where he played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers.[3] He played professionally from 1988 through 1995.
Livesey served as hitting coach for multiple Pirates' minor league affiliates, working for the single-A Lynchburg Hillcats in 2003[4] and the triple-A Nashville Sounds in 2004.[5] Livesey then managed the Gulf Coast League Pirates to a 28-26 record in the 2005 season before serving as the bench coach for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 2006-2009 and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2010.[citation needed]
The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Livesey as their minor league hitting coordinator, and he served in the role from 2011 through 2013. After the 2013 season, the Pirates added Livesey to their major league coaching staff.[6][7] He was a member of the Pirates' coaching staff, as the assistant hitting coach under Jeff Branson, from 2014 through 2018.[8]
The Miami Marlins hired Livesey to their coaching staff as assistant hitting coach before the 2019 season.[9] On April 19, 2019, Livesey was promoted to hitting coach when Mike Pagliarulo was fired.[10] Following the 2019 season, Livesey was reassigned to the position of minor league hitting coordinator for the Marlins.[11]
Personal life
Livesey's father is Bill Livesey,[3] and he Is the brother of Tampa Bay Rays hitting coordinator, Steve Livesey. Livesey and his wife Christine have two children, Hudson and Chase.[12]
References
- ^ "That's all for Seton Hall", Herald News, May 24, 1987. Accessed May 9, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Trey Gainous had a two-run single in the frame, Kevin Henry' a two-run double, Frank Thomas a two-run double and Jeff Livesey a run-scoring double. Livesey formerly played at Lakeland High School and lived in Ringwood."
- ^ Gramlich, Barry. "Lakeland's Livesey Sees His Future", The Record, June 13, 1993. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Realizing his day in the big leagues may never come, Jeff Livesey plays to coach. 'I'd love to play in the big leagues; I work toward that everyday,' says Livesey, a former three-time All-Passaic County catcher at Lakeland High School."
- ^ a b The Sunday Gazette – Google News Archive Search
- ^ "Lynchburg is last Class A stop for Pirates prospects". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 29, 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Interviews | Nashville Sounds Multimedia". Milb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Pirates promote Jeff Branson to hitting coach | pirates.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "Pirates name Branson hitting coach and promote Livesey". TribLIVE. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ "Pirates fire hitting coach Jeff Branson, assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Frisaro, Joe (May 24, 2018). "Marlins finalize Major League coaching staff | Miami Marlins". Mlb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Jordan McPherson (April 19, 2019). "The Marlins, 'an easy team to pitch to,' fire their hitting coach after slow 2019 start". Miami Marlins. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Joe Frisaro (December 9, 2019). "Hatcher joins Marlins as first-base coach". MLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Jeffrey Livesey". pirates.mlb. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)