Brian Butterfield

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10+1⁄2-year tenure for Butterfield in Toronto. [5] During that time, Butterfield served under four different Blue Jay managers.

Infield coaching career

Butterfield has earned a reputation throughout baseball as a premier infield coach. [6] [7] Orlando Hudson, who was recognized as one of the best defensive second baseman in baseball during his 11-year MLB career, and winner of the Gold Glove Award in 2005 and 2006, has stated that Butterfield deserves immense credit for making him the defensive player he is. Under Butterfield's tutelage Aaron Hill, a shortstop by trade, became an above-average defensive second baseman. Butterfield worked very closely with the young and talented Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie.

It was announced on September 30, 2007, that Butterfield would be the bench coach for the Blue Jays in 2008, replacing Ernie Whitt. On October 30, 2009, it was announced that Butterfield would once again be the Blue Jays' third base coach for the 2010 season. [8]

During the 2010 off-season, Butterfield was one of four finalists for the Blue Jays' managerial job, along with John Farrell, DeMarlo Hale, and Sandy Alomar Jr. [9] Two years later, after Farrell's return to the Red Sox as their manager for 2013, Butterfield was again a finalist for the Jays' managerial opening. [6]

When John Gibbons got the Blue Jays' job, Butterfield joined Farrell and the Red Sox on October 30, 2012, as third-base coach. [10] He served through the Red Sox' 2013 World Series championship season, coaching third base, positioning the infielders defensively, working with young players Will Middlebrooks and Xander Bogaerts, and helping to convert Mike Napoli from catcher to first baseman. Butterfield was rehired for 2014 with the rest of Farrell's staff after the World Series triumph, and remained the team's third-base and infield coach through October 26, 2017, when, two weeks after Farrell's firing, Butterfield took a similar job on the staff of the Chicago Cubs. [11]

Butterfield was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as their third base coach prior to the 2020 season. [12] [13] The Angels dismissed Butterfield after the 2021 season. [14] On January 21, 2022, it was reported that Butterfield was denied a role on the New York Mets staff for his refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Wareham takes Cape League championship". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. September 2, 1976. p. 22.
  3. 1 2 "Brian Butterfield Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Archived from the original on November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Blue Jays fire Martinez; Tosca takes reins". ESPN . Associated Press. June 3, 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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Brian Butterfield
Brian Butterfield on September 1, 2011.jpg
Butterfield as third base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011
Third base coach
Born: (1958-03-09) March 9, 1958 (age 66)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Yankees first base coach
1994–1995		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Franchise created
 Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach
1998–2000		Succeeded by
Preceded by Columbus Clippers manager
2002		Succeeded by
Preceded by Toronto Blue Jays third base coach
2002–2007
2010–2012		Succeeded by
Preceded by Toronto Blue Jays bench coach
2008–2009		Succeeded by
Preceded by Boston Red Sox third base coach
2013–2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chicago Cubs third base coach
2018–2019		Succeeded by
Preceded by Los Angeles Angels third base coach
2020-2021		Succeeded by
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