Jerry Weinstein

Jerry Weinstein
Colorado Rockies – No. --
Coach
Born: (1943-11-09) November 9, 1943
Los Angeles, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jerry Weinstein (born November 9, 1943) is an American professional baseball coach. He works for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

Weinstein managed Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier.[1]

Early life

Weinstein was born in Los Angeles, and is Jewish.[2][3] He earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1965, and his master's degree in physical education at UCLA in 1969.[4]

Baseball coaching and managing career

Weinstein began his coaching career at Sacramento City College. He led the school to 831 wins across 23 seasons, and led the team to the state title in 1988 and the National Junior College Athletic Association championship in 1998.[5][2] He served as the assistant coach for Team USA in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

Weinstein managed the Gulf Coast Expos in 1993. He managed the Geneva Cubs in 1993, and the Williamsport Cubs in 1994.[2] He coached Team USA in the 1996 Summer Olympics, along with Skip Bertman, and the team won a bronze medal.[2]

After returning to Sacramento City College, he served as director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2000 and 2001, and then coached for California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) from 2001 through 2005.[5][6] He coached Team USA to a gold medal at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.[7]

He left Cal Poly to become the manager of the Modesto Nuts in 2007, and managed them through 2011.[4]

The Colorado Rockies added Weinstein to their major league staff before the 2012 season.[5] After the 2013 season, the Rockies reassigned Weinstein, putting him in charge of player development in the minor leagues.[8]

In the summer of 2016, Weinstein was the Wareham Gatemen Head Coach in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[9]

Weinstein managed Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier,[10] leading them to a perfect 3-0 record, qualifying Israel for their first World Baseball Classic appearance.[11]

Accolades

Weinstein is a member of the Sacramento City College Athletic Hall of Fame, the California Community College Hall of Fame, and the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[12]

Writing

Weinstein co-authored Baseball Coach's Survival Guide: Practical Techniques and Materials for Building an Effective Program and a Winning Team (Wiley; 1998), with Tom Alston.[13]

References

  1. ↑ ROSTERS FOR WBC QUALIFIER IN BROOKLYN
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz, The Big Book of Jewish Baseball
  3. ↑ "Will I see you in September?", New Jersey Jewish News
  4. 1 2 "Manager and Coaches | ColoradoRockies.com: Team". mlb.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Rockies hire Jerry Weinstein to be catching coach". Colorado.rockies.mlb.com. October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ Brian Vander Beek (June 22, 2008). "Sunday Q&A with Nuts manager Jerry Weinstein". Modbee.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Meet Israel's manager for WBC: If we win, will heighten awareness for baseball in Israel," Jewish Baseball Museum
  8. ↑ "Rockies have new roles for Jerry Weinstein, Rene Lachemann". Mlb.com. October 17, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Coaches". 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  10. ↑ "How a Survivor’s Son Is Bringing Baseball to Israel", The Forward
  11. ↑ "2017 World Baseball Classic Field set after Israel wins qualifying round", CBS Sports
  12. ↑ Cape Cod Baseball League: Weekly Season News
  13. ↑ Jerry Weinstein, Tom Alston, Baseball Coach's Survival Guide: Practical Techniques and Materials for Building an Effective Program and a Winning Team

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