James Michael Sarbaugh (born April 25,1967) is an American baseball coach currently serving as the third base coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a former minor league baseball player and minor league manager for the Columbus Clippers,the Triple-A farm team of the Guardians. He also served as the third base/infielders coach for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians from 2013 to 2023.
Sarbaugh later became a minor league coach,being named the hitting coach for the Kinston Indians in 1995,when the "K-Tribe" won the Carolina League championship. He next moved on to the Columbus RedStixx of the South Atlantic League in 1996 and 1997,then was back to Kinston in 1998 and 1999. Hw also served as the hitting coach for the Akron Aeros from 2000 to 2003.[4]
In 2006,he became skipper of the Kinston Indians and won the league championship,making him a Carolina League champion as a player,coach,and manager. His 2006 team was named the Advanced Class A Team of the Year by both Minor League Baseball and Baseball America.[citation needed] He remained the manager in Kinston for the 2007 season and managed the Carolina League team in the California League/Carolina League All-Star Game.
On December 1,2009,Sarbaugh was named the manager of the Columbus Clippers for the 2010 season.[1] Sarbaugh won both the 2010 and 2011 Triple-A championships with Columbus.
Cleveland Indians/Guardians
Sarbaugh was named the third base coach/infielders coach for the Cleveland Indians in 2013.[5] During the 2020 season,Sarbaugh filled in as Cleveland's bench coach as Sandy Alomar Jr.,the bench coach,filled in for manager Terry Francona,who was away from the team due to a medical condition.[6]
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