Michael Brdar

Michael Brdar (born April 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.

Michael Brdar
San Diego Padres – No. 20
Coach
Born: (1994-04-07) April 7, 1994
Pleasanton, California

Brdar attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California, and played for the school's baseball team.[1] He enrolled at Diablo Valley College, where he began his college baseball career. He transferred to the University of Michigan to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[2] The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the 36th round of the 2017 MLB draft.[3]

Following Brdar's playing career, he spent two seasons as the hitting coordinator for the San Francisco Giants organization.[4] After the 2021 season, the San Diego Padres hired Brdar as their hitting coach.[5][6]

References
  1. Ben Enos. "Late miscues prove costly for De La Salle in loss to Bishop Amat – East Bay Times". Eastbaytimes.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. "Padres to hire Michael Brdar, 27, as their next hitting coach – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. Forde, Mitchell. "Cardinals confident they can meet Fuller's asking price". STLtoday.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  4. "Padres to hire Brdar as hitting coach (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. "Giants' Mike Brdar to be next Padres hitting coach". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  6. "Padres hire Matt Williams as 3B coach". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.


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