Gil Kim

Gil Kim (born December 20, 1981) is an American baseball executive and coach who is the manager of the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Single-A Florida State League.

Kim played college baseball at Middlebury College and Vanderbilt University before embarking on a professional baseball career in the Netherlands, China, Australia, Spain, and Venezuela. In 2010, Kim became a scout for the Texas Rangers of MLB in Mexico, and later in the Dominican Republic. He was promoted to their director of international scouting in 2014, before being hired as the director of player development for the Blue Jays in 2016. He became a coach in 2020.

Playing career Kim attended Pottsville Area High School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and played for the school's baseball, soccer, and basketball teams. Kim transferred to Lawrenceville School after his sophomore year, which he repeated. He was named All-State in baseball for three years at Lawrenceville. Kim attended Middlebury College for one year, and played college baseball for the Middlebury Panthers, and then transferred to Vanderbilt University. He played for the Vanderbilt Commodores, receiving 21 at bats in three seasons, recording one single. He graduated from Vanderbilt with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 2006.

Kim began his professional baseball career for the Omron Pioneers in a Dutch baseball league.

In January 2016, the Blue Jays hired Kim to be their first director of player development. In 2020, the Blue Jays promoted Kim to the major league coaching staff, while keeping his role as director of player development. In 2022, the Blue Jays named Kim the field coordinator.

On February 13, 2025, Kim was announced as the new manager of the Dunedin Blue Jays of the single-A Florida State League.

Personal life Kim's parents Yongcheol and Soonae were born in Korea; he was born in Philadelphia. Kim and his wife married in December 2015.