Michael Joseph Brdar (born April 7, 1994) is an American

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hitting coach In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager, who determines the starting lineup and batting order, decides how to substitute players during the game, and makes strategy decisio ...

for the

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(MLB). He has also coached in MLB for the San Diego Padres.

Career

Brdar attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California, and played for the school's baseball team. He enrolled at

Diablo Valley College Diablo Valley College (DVC) is a public community college with campuses in Pleasant Hill and San Ramon in Contra Costa County, California. DVC is one of three public community colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District (along with ...

, where he began his

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career. He transferred to the

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to play for the

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. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the 36th round of the

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. Following Brdar's playing career, he spent two seasons as the hitting coordinator for the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

organization. After the 2021 season, the San Diego Padres hired Brdar as their hitting coach. After one season with the Padres, the

hired Brdar to be their hitting coach.

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Living people 1994 births Detroit Tigers coaches Diablo Valley Vikings baseball players Gulf Coast Cardinals players Michigan Wolverines baseball players People from Concord, California Major League Baseball hitting coaches San Diego Padres coaches {{US-baseball-bio-stub