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American baseball coach (born 1990)

Baseball player

Casey Dykes
New York Yankees – No. 78
Coach
Born: 1990 (age 33–34)

Teams
As Coach: New York Yankees (2022–present)

Casey Dykes (born 1990) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Career

Dykes graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2008. He played baseball and football in high school. Dykes attended Western Kentucky University and played college baseball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He earned a bachelor's degree in sports management in 2012. He stayed at Western Kentucky as a graduate assistant in 2013 and worked as a volunteer assistant for Bowling Green State University in 2014. Virginia Military Institute hired Dykes as a full-time assistant coach in 2015. He then served as an assistant coach for Indiana University Bloomington.

The New York Yankees hired Dykes as a minor league hitting coach in September 2019. In 2021, he was the hitting coach for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The Yankees promoted Dykes to the major league coaching staff after the 2021 season.

Personal life

Dykes' wife, Chaney, played college basketball for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. They have three children.

References

^ Williams, Joe (January 5, 2022). "Franklin native Dykes joins Yankees". Williamson Herald. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
Williams, Joe (December 11, 2014). "Former Rebel Dykes new assistant at VMI". Williamson Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
Herald Sports (January 8, 2015). "FHS grad Dykes named to VMI staff | Franklin". Williamson Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ "Baseball: Former Rebel Dykes tabbed to coach in Yankees' organization | Sports". Williamson Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
"In the Lead: Davis to helm RailRiders in 2021". MiLB.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
"Press release: Yankees announce 2022 coaching staff". MLB.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e New York Yankees current roster
Active roster	0 Marcus Stroman 11 Anthony Volpe 12 Trent Grisham 13 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 26 DJ LeMahieu 27 Giancarlo Stanton 28 Austin Wells 29 Clayton Beeter 30 Luke Weaver 35 Cody Bellinger 36 Clarke Schmidt 38 Devin Williams 45 Gerrit Cole 54 Max Fried 55 Carlos Rodón 56 Mark Leiter Jr. 59 Scott Effross 61 Jake Cousins 71 Ian Hamilton 80 Everson Pereira 81 Luis Gil 89 Jasson Domínguez 90 Jorbit Vivas 91 Oswald Peraza 92 Yoendrys Gómez 93 Ben Rice 95 Oswaldo Cabrera 98 Will Warren 99 Aaron Judge -- JT Brubaker -- Fernando Cruz -- Yerry De Los Santos -- J.C. Escarra -- Jonathan Loáisiga -- Jesús Rodríguez
Coaching staff	Manager 17 Aaron Boone Bench 68 Brad Ausmus First base and infield 75 Travis Chapman Third base and outfield 67 Luis Rojas Hitting 62 James Rowson Pitching 67 Matt Blake Bullpen 60 Mike Harkey Assistant pitching Vacant Assistant hitting 78 Casey Dykes Assistant hitting 66 Pat Roessler Quality control and Catching 76 Tanner Swanson

New York Yankees current roster

Active roster

Coaching staff

Manager 17 Aaron Boone
Bench 68 Brad Ausmus
First base and infield 75 Travis Chapman
Third base and outfield 67 Luis Rojas
Hitting 62 James Rowson
Pitching 67 Matt Blake
Bullpen 60 Mike Harkey
Assistant pitching Vacant
Assistant hitting 78 Casey Dykes
Assistant hitting 66 Pat Roessler
Quality control and Catching 76 Tanner Swanson

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