Jeffrey William Livesey (born May 24, 1966) is an American former

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player and current

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in the

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organization. He has coached in

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(MLB) for the

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and

, and in

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(NPB) for the

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and

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Early life and career

Born in

Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...

, Livesey was raised in

Ringwood, New Jersey Ringwood is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,735, a decline of 493 (−4.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,228,Lakeland Regional High School Lakeland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school and school district serving students from the Boroughs of Ringwood and Wanaque (including its Haskell neighborhood), communities in Passaic County, New ...

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, where he played

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for the

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/ref> He played professionally from 1988 through 1995. Livesey served as hitting coach for multiple Pirates' minor league affiliates, working for the single-A

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in 2003 and the triple-A

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in 2004. Livesey then managed the

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to a 28-26 record in the 2005 season before serving as the bench coach for the

from 2006-2009 and the

in 2010. The

hired Livesey as their minor league hitting coordinator, and he served in the role from 2011 through 2013. After the 2013 season, the Pirates added Livesey to their major league coaching staff. He was a member of the Pirates' coaching staff, as the assistant hitting coach under

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, from 2014 through 2018. The

hired Livesey to their coaching staff as assistant hitting coach before the 2019 season. On April 19, 2019, Livesey was promoted to

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when

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was fired. Following the 2019 season, Livesey was reassigned to the position of minor league hitting coordinator for the Marlins.

Personal life

Livesey's father is

Bill Livesey William Livesey is an American professional baseball manager, scout, and front office executive. He is a special adviser to the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Career A native of Brewster, Massachusetts, Livesey was a star baseball, b ...

, and he Is the brother of Tampa Bay Rays hitting coordinator, Steve Livesey. Livesey and his wife Christine have two children, Hudson and Chase.

References

External links

: {{DEFAULTSORT:Livesey, Jeff 1966 births Living people Albany-Colonie Yankees players American expatriate baseball people in Japan Auburn Tigers baseball players Baseball catchers Baseball coaches from Massachusetts Baseball players from Worcester, Massachusetts Columbus Clippers players Fort Lauderdale Yankees players Lakeland Regional High School alumni Major League Baseball hitting coaches Miami Marlins coaches Minor league baseball coaches Minor league baseball managers People from Ringwood, New Jersey Oneonta Yankees players People from Passaic County, New Jersey Pittsburgh Pirates coaches Prince William Cannons players Anchorage Glacier Pilots players