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Former slugger Adam Lind joins the Phillies farm system as a hitting coach

Lind, who hit 200 homers in 12 seasons with four teams, will be the hitting coach at high-A Jersey Shore.

Adam Lind knocking in the winning run for the Milwaukee Brewers in a game against the Phillies on July 2, 2015.
Adam Lind knocking in the winning run for the Milwaukee Brewers in a game against the Phillies on July 2, 2015.Read more

A former major-league slugger is joining the Phillies’ player-development staff.

Adam Lind, who hit 200 homers in 12 seasons with four teams, will be the hitting coach at high-A Jersey Shore, the Phillies announced Monday in a press release to reveal their full minor-league staff. Lind, 40, hit 35 homers in 2009 for the Blue Jays and reached the 20-homer mark six times before retiring in 2018.

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The Phillies brought back each of the managers at their full-season affiliates: Anthony Contreras (triple-A Lehigh Valley), Al Pedrique (double-A Reading), Greg Brodzinski (Jersey Shore), and Marty Malloy (low-A Clearwater). Further, Shawn Williams will return to manage in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.

Two other notable additions to the staff: Phil Gosselin, a Malvern Prep graduate who spent parts of 10 seasons in the majors as a utility infielder (including 2019-20 with the Phillies), will be a special assignment analyst. Tim Collins, a former lefty reliever who made 275 major-league appearances in six seasons, will coach the pitchers at Clearwater.