Patrick Alan Roessler (born December 27, 1959 in Phoenix, AZ) is an American

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. He is currently the Assistant Hitting Coach for the

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. He was formerly the Assistant Hitting Coach for the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

from 2015-2017 & Hitting Coach in 2018.

Biography

Roessler attended the

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, and played

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for the

Arizona Wildcats baseball The Arizona Wildcats baseball team is the intercollegiate men's baseball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. They compete in the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) of NCAA Division I. Arizona has won four c ...

team. Roessler was a member of the

1980 College World Series The 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, ...

champions. He served as the team's

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during his senior year, in 1982. Roessler served as the hitting coach for the

Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

in 2000 and 2001 Wearing #6. He joined the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

as their director of player development in 2005, and served in the role until 2014. The Mets hired Pat Roessler as their assistant hitting coach, succeeding Luis Natera, after the 2014 season. Like he did with Montreal, Roessler wore #6 with the Mets. Following the 2017 season and the hiring of manager

Mickey Callaway Michael Christopher Callaway (born May 13, 1975) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Anaheim Angels, and Texas Rangers and in the KBO Leagu ...

, Roessler was promoted to hitting coach. The Mets and Roessler parted ways as of November 5, 2018. After the 2019 season, the

hired Roessler to be their Assistant Hitting Coach for 2020 where he will wear #66.

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