Andy Barkett

Andrew Jon Barkett (born September 5, 1974) is an American professional baseball coach, former Minor League Baseball manager, and former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who appeared in 17 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates as a first baseman and outfielder in 2001.

Playing career Born in Miami, Barkett played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack from 1992 to 1995. As a player, he threw and batted left-handed and was listed at and .

In 1995, Barkett made his professional debut with the Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League. In 45 games with Butte, Barkett had a .333 average, 5 home runs and 51 runs batted in. Barkett finished the season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League, a Class A affiliate of the Rangers. He batted .218 over 21 games with Charleston, driving in 12 runs. After holding the Jacksonville post for four seasons (2011–2014), he became the Marlins' assistant minor league hitting coordinator in 2015.

Barkett returned for two seasons to the Pirates' organization, as assistant minor league hitting coordinator (2016) and then as manager of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians (2017), whom he led to a 79–63 record and first place in the International League's West Division. The Indians fell to the Durham Bulls in the first round of the playoffs, three games to one. His nine-season managerial record, through 2017, is 610–569 (.517).

On November 4, 2017, Barkett was named assistant hitting coach of the Boston Red Sox, working on the staff of new manager Alex Cora, and was in that role when the team won the 2018 World Series. He returned as Boston's assistant hitting coach for the 2019 season, and temporarily took over third base coaching duties during June, when the team's usual third base coach, Carlos Febles, had problems with his right foot. Following the 2019 Red Sox missing the playoffs, Barkett was reportedly dismissed in early October, which was confirmed by the team on October 8.

Personal life Barkett and his wife, Brandy, have two daughters and a son.