Day, who turns 40 on March 22, spent 10 seasons
with Cleveland, the last two as assistant field coordinator. A
minor league player in the New York Yankees system in 2007 and
'08, he was first base coach at Vanderbilt from 2008-2013,
became recruiting coordinator at Ohio University in 2014, then
joined Cleveland.
He was hitting coach at Lake County in 2015 and Lynchburg in
2016 along with the Arizona Fall League's Mesa Solar Sox, then
managed Lake County in 2017 and in the Arizona Complex League in
2018 and ‘19. He became Cleveland’s player programs coordinator
from 2020-22.
Rob Cerfolio was hired as the Cardinals' assistant general
manager of player development and performance on Oct. 22 after
10 seasons with Cleveland, the last three as director of player
development.
Pierpont, 33, will supervise the Cardinals’ minor league
pitching program. A minor league pitcher for the Colorado
Rockies from 2013-19, Pierpont spent the last four seasons with
the Seattle Mariners, where he was an organization coach in
2021, pitching coach at Everett in 2022, assistant pitching
coordinator in 2023 and pitching coordinator in 2024.
Kochan, 48, spent the last six seasons with the Los Angeles
Dodgers, where he had been minor league performance coordinator,
and previously was the San Francisco Giants' major league
strength and conditioning coach.
St. Louis announced on Sept. 30 that Chaim Bloom will replace
president of baseball operations John Mozeliak after the 2025
season. Mozeliak replaced Walt Jocketty in October 2007 as
general manager in St. Louis. He became president of baseball
operations in 2017.
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