CARDINALS ANNOUNCE MINOR LEAGUE COACHING STAFFS AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2023

  1. LOUIS, MO., January 19, 2023 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today their 2023 coaching staffs for their minor league teams, in addition to their player development and medical personnel for the upcoming season.

All six managers return to their posts from the 2022 season with Ben Johnson returning at Memphis (AAA), Jose Leger at Springfield (AA), Patrick Anderson at Peoria (High A), Gary Kendall at Palm Beach (Low A), Roberto Espinosa at the Rookie Level Florida Complex League and Fray Peniche in the Dominican Summer League.

New hires to the minor league coaching staff include Howie Clark (hitting coach) and Will Peterson (coach) at Memphis; Eric Peterson (pitching coach), Brock Hammit (hitting coach) and Will Hawks (coach) at Springfield; and Casey Chenoweth (hitting coach) at Peoria.

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Following is a complete listing of the Cardinals 2023 Minor League Staffs and Player Development assignments:

Club                               Manager                              Pitching Coach                  Hitting Coach                     Coach

Memphis (AAA)        Ben Johnson*                       Darwin Marrero^                Howie Clark                         Will Peterson

Springfield (AA)       José Leger*                           Eric Peterson                       Brock Hammit                     Will Hawks

Peoria (High A)         Patrick Anderson*              Edwin Moreno*                  Casey Chenoweth                Christina Whitlock^

Palm Beach (Low A)   Gary Kendall*                      Giovanni Carrara*              Willi Martin^                       Bernard Gilkey^

Florida Complex Lg.    Roberto Espinoza*             Dernier Orozco^                 Erick Almonte^                   Luis Arenado^

Dominican Summer Lg Fray Peniche*                      Billy Villanueva*                 TBD                                        Luis Cruz*/Wilman Madera*

 

 

2023 Cardinals Minor League Instructors & Medical Staff

 

Coordinator of Instruction – José Oquendo*

Senior Minor League Pitching Coordinator – Tim Leveque*

Minor League Hitting Coordinator – Russ Steinhorn*

Asst. Minor League Pitching Coordinator – Dean Kiekhefer*

Jupiter Complex Pitching Coordinator – Rick Harig*

Technology Integration Coordinator – DC MacLea*

Video & Technology Specialist– Brady Hall^

 

Medical Coordinator – Chris Whitman*

Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – Jackie Gover*

Rehabilitation Coordinator – Victor Kuri*

Performance Specialist Rehab – Nick Arpino

Performance Specialist – Ross Hasegawa*

Dominican Republic Medical Coordinator Pedro Betancourt*

Special Advisors – Ryan Ludwick, Jason Isringhausen, Bryan Eversgerd^

 

 

 

Certified Athletic Trainers: 

Memphis – Dan Martin*; Springfield – Alex Wolfinger*; Peoria –Paden Eveland*; Palm Beach –Jeff Case*;  Florida Complex League – Kiomy Martínez-Ortíz* & Riku Shabata^; DSL  – Albert Navarro.

 

Strength & Conditioning Coaches: 

Memphis – Henry Torres; Springfield – Spencer Clevenger; Peoria –Ryan Duffy*; Palm Beach –Campbell Quirk*;  Florida Complex League –Grace Cullen* & Harben Filho Branco; DSL  –Elvis Hernandez* & Gerardo DeLeon*.

 

Affiliate Fellows: 

Memphis – Corey Fitzgerald; Springfield – Noah Landow; Peoria – Colin Campbell; Palm Beach – Manaul Santamaria; Florida Complex League – Elizabeth Millner; DSL – Mose Kane

 

 

*-Returning Manager/Coach

^-Returning Manager/Coach with new assignment

 

-STL-

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