Gary Denbo is entering his second year as the Yankees VP of Player Development. He has been a member of the Yankees organization, however, for 22 of the last 27 years, beginning as a minor league manager in 1990.
Over the years he has worked as a manager or hitting coach at every level of the organization, including as major league hitting coach in 2001. Along the way Denbo was very influential in the young careers of future Yankees greats like Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte. Denbo once recalled that the best outfielder he had in A-ball was actually a pitcher who loved running down fly balls in batting practice.