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James Rowson
James Rowson
	Rowson with the Miami Marlins in 2020
New York Yankees – No. 62
	Coach
	Born: September 12, 1976 (age 47); Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
	As coach Chicago Cubs (2012–2013); Minnesota Twins (2017–2019); Miami Marlins (2020–2022); Detroit Tigers (2023); New York Yankees (2024–present);

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James Frank Rowson (born September 12, 1976) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously a coach in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, and Detroit Tigers.

Playing career[edit]

Rowson is from Mount Vernon, New York. He attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, a borough of New York City.^[1] The Seattle Mariners selected Rowson in the ninth round of the 1994 MLB draft. He played minor league baseball in the Mariners' and the New York Yankees' minor league systems from 1995 to 1997, and played for the Cook County Cheetahs in the independent Heartland League in 1998.^[2]

Post-playing career[edit]

Rowson served as the Yankees' minor league hitting coordinator for six seasons, joining the Chicago Cubs as their minor league hitting coordinator for the 2012 season. He took over as the hitting coach of the Cubs in June 2012, after Rudy Jaramillo was fired.^[2] After the 2013 season, Rowson rejoined the Yankees as their minor league hitting coordinator.^[3]

The Minnesota Twins hired Rowson as their hitting coach before the 2017 season.^[4] In the offseason following the 2019 season, Rowson left the Twins to become the Marlins' bench coach.^[5] On November 15, 2022, the Detroit Tigers hired Rowson as an assistant hitting coach.^[6]

After the 2023 season, the Yankees hired Rowson as their hitting coach.^[7]

References[edit]

^ Mercogliano, Vincent Z. "Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins". The Journal News.
^ ^a ^b Cubs dismiss hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo
^ "Chicago Cubs James Rowson - chicagotribune.com". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10.
^ "Twins name Rowson as hitting coach". MLB.com.
^ "Source: Marlins hire Rowson for dual role". MLB.com.
^ "Tigers hire 3 new hitting coaches, including one with Michigan ties". MLive.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1724142075971588414

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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[1] Mercogliano, Vincent Z. "Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins". The Journal News.

[mlb.com-2] Cubs dismiss hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo

[3] "Chicago Cubs James Rowson - chicagotribune.com". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10.

[4] "Twins name Rowson as hitting coach". MLB.com.

[mlb.com2-5] "Source: Marlins hire Rowson for dual role". MLB.com.

[6] "Tigers hire 3 new hitting coaches, including one with Michigan ties". MLive.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[7] ttps://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1724142075971588414

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 | name        = James Rowson
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 | caption     = Rowson with the [[Miami Marlins]] in 2020
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+| birth_place = [[Mount Vernon, New York]], U.S.
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 * [[Miami Marlins]] ({{mlby|2020}}–{{mlby|2022}})
-* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|2023}}–present)
+* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|2023}})
+* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2024}}–present)
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-'''James Frank Rowson''' (born September 12, 1976) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He is currently the assistant hitting coach for the [[Detroit Tigers]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He was previously a coach in MLB for the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Minnesota Twins]] and [[Miami Marlins]].
+'''James Frank Rowson''' (born September 12, 1976) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He is the hitting coach for the [[New York Yankees]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He was previously a coach in MLB for the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Miami Marlins]], and [[Detroit Tigers]].
 == Playing career==
-The [[Seattle Mariners]] drafted Rowson in the ninth round of the [[1994 MLB Draft]]. He played [[minor league baseball]] in the Mariners' and the [[New York Yankees]]' minor league systems from 1995 to 1997, and played for the Cook County Cheetahs in the [[Independent league baseball|independent]] [[Heartland League]] in 1998.<ref name=mlb.com/>
+Rowson is from [[Mount Vernon, New York]]. He attended [[Mount Saint Michael Academy]] in [[the Bronx]], a [[borough of New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/baseball/2018/04/26/mount-vernon-mlb-garvin-alston-and-james-rowson-unite-coaches-minnesota-twins/554570002/|title=Mount Vernon to MLB: Garvin Alston and James Rowson unite as coaches with Minnesota Twins|first=Vincent Z.|last=Mercogliano|website=The Journal News}}</ref> The [[Seattle Mariners]] selected Rowson in the ninth round of the [[1994 MLB draft]]. He played [[minor league baseball]] in the Mariners' and the [[New York Yankees]]' minor league systems from 1995 to 1997, and played for the Cook County Cheetahs in the [[Independent league baseball|independent]] [[Heartland League]] in 1998.<ref name=mlb.com/>
 ==Post-playing career==
-Rowson served as the Yankees' minor league hitting coordinator for six seasons, joining the [[Chicago Cubs]] as their minor league hitting coordinator for the 2012 season. He took over as the hitting coach of the Cubs in June 2012, after [[Rudy Jaramillo]] was fired.<ref name=mlb.com>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120612&content_id=33167932&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Cubs dismiss hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo]</ref> After the 2013 season, he rejoined the Yankees as their minor league hitting coordinator.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-chicago-cubs-james-rowson-20131109,0,4427711.story| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131110125618/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-chicago-cubs-james-rowson-20131109,0,4427711.story| archive-date = 2013-11-10| title = Chicago Cubs James Rowson - chicagotribune.com| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> Rowson was hired to be the hitting coach for the [[Minnesota Twins]] in 2017. In the offseason following the 2019 season, Rowson left the Twins to become the Marlins' bench coach.<ref name=mlb.com2>[https://www.mlb.com/marlins/news/james-rowson-to-join-marlins-as-bench-coach Marlins hire Rowson for dual role]</ref> On November 15, 2022, the [[Detroit Tigers]] hired Rowson as an assistant hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/11/tigers-hire-3-new-hitting-coaches-including-one-with-michigan-ties.html |title=Tigers hire 3 new hitting coaches, including one with Michigan ties |date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=[[MLive.com]]}}</ref>
+Rowson served as the Yankees' minor league hitting coordinator for six seasons, joining the [[Chicago Cubs]] as their minor league hitting coordinator for the 2012 season. He took over as the hitting coach of the Cubs in June 2012, after [[Rudy Jaramillo]] was fired.<ref name=mlb.com>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120612&content_id=33167932&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Cubs dismiss hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo]</ref> After the 2013 season, Rowson rejoined the Yankees as their minor league hitting coordinator.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-chicago-cubs-james-rowson-20131109,0,4427711.story| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131110125618/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-chicago-cubs-james-rowson-20131109,0,4427711.story| archive-date = 2013-11-10| title = Chicago Cubs James Rowson - chicagotribune.com| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
+The [[Minnesota Twins]] hired Rowson as their hitting coach before the 2017 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/james-rowson-named-twins-hitting-coach-c210051194|title=Twins name Rowson as hitting coach|website=MLB.com}}</ref> In the offseason following the 2019 season, Rowson left the Twins to become the Marlins' bench coach.<ref name=mlb.com2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/james-rowson-to-join-marlins-as-bench-coach|title=Source: Marlins hire Rowson for dual role|website=MLB.com}}</ref> On November 15, 2022, the [[Detroit Tigers]] hired Rowson as an assistant hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2022/11/tigers-hire-3-new-hitting-coaches-including-one-with-michigan-ties.html |title=Tigers hire 3 new hitting coaches, including one with Michigan ties |date=November 15, 2022 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=[[MLive.com]]}}</ref>
+After the 2023 season, the Yankees hired Rowson as their hitting coach.<ref>https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1724142075971588414</ref>
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v t e New York Yankees current roster
Active roster	0 Marcus Stroman 11 Anthony Volpe 12 Trent Grisham 14 Jahmai Jones 19 Jon Berti 22 Juan Soto 24 Alex Verdugo 25 Gleyber Torres 27 Giancarlo Stanton 28 Austin Wells 30 Luke Weaver 35 Clay Holmes 36 Clarke Schmidt 39 Jose Trevino 47 Victor González 48 Anthony Rizzo 50 Michael Tonkin 53 Dennis Santana 55 Carlos Rodón 57 Nick Burdi 64 Caleb Ferguson 65 Nestor Cortés Jr. 71 Ian Hamilton 81 Luis Gil 95 Oswaldo Cabrera 99 Aaron Judge
Inactive roster	29 Clayton Beeter 54 Jake Cousins 72 Cody Poteet 80 Everson Pereira 82 Cody Morris 90 Jorbit Vivas 94 Yoendrys Gómez 94 Carlos Narvaez 96 Agustín Ramírez 97 Ron Marinaccio -- Colby White
Injured list	26 DJ LeMahieu 41 Tommy Kahnle 43 Jonathan Loáisiga 45 Gerrit Cole 56 Lou Trivino 59 Scott Effross 89 Jasson Domínguez 91 Oswald Peraza -- JT Brubaker
Coaching staff	Manager 17 Aaron Boone Bench 68 Brad Ausmus First base and infield 75 Travis Chapman Third base and outfield 67 Luis Rojas Hitting 62 James Rowson Pitching 67 Matt Blake Bullpen 60 Mike Harkey Assistant pitching 79 Desi Druschel Assistant hitting 78 Casey Dykes Assistant hitting 66 Pat Roessler Quality control and Catching 76 Tanner Swanson