Brian James Butterfield (born March 9, 1958 in Bangor, Maine) is the current bench coach and infield instructor for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team.
Butterfield is the son of Jack Butterfield, the former vice-president of player development and scouting for the New York Yankees. The younger Butterfield was a second baseman in the Yankees minor league system before joining the major league team as a roving infield instructor in 19...
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Brian James Butterfield (born March 9, 1958 in Bangor, Maine) is the current bench coach and infield instructor for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team.
Butterfield is the son of Jack Butterfield, the former vice-president of player development and scouting for the New York Yankees. The younger Butterfield was a second baseman in the Yankees minor league system before joining the major league team as a roving infield instructor in 1984.
Butterfield later became a coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks, spending five years with them. He then became a minor league manager in the Yankees organization, helming the Bronx Bombers' Florida State League affiliate as well as the Columbus Clippers, the team's Triple-A club in the International League. In 2002, he joined the Blue Jays as their third base coach and infield instructor.
Butterfield has a very good reputation, both within the Blue Jays system and throughout baseball. Orlando Hudson, widely recognized as one of the best...
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