Draft:Tom Myers (baseball scout)


Thomas G. Myers is an American former minor league baseball player, college coach, and current area baseball scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1]He is also the founder of the Golden Coast Collegiate League and owner of the Santa Barbara Grizzlies Baseball Development Group located on the Central Coast.[2][3]Myers has been a Nike Camp Director for 14 years![4]

Early Career

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Myers graduated from UCSB with a degree in History and received his Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University.[5] Myers was drafted in 1991 by the Oakland Athletics and played 5 seasons with the Athletics, Orioles, and Cardinals.[6]In 1997 Myers served as player-coach for the Dutch Professional League in Haarlem, Holland.[7]

Coaching Career

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From 1998-2001, Myers served as the lead assistant for UCSB of the Big West Conference. [8]From 2002-2004, he served in the same capacity at Santa Clara University. [9]He later returned to UCSB from 2005-2011 as associate head coach for the Gauchos.[10]

Scouting Career

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Myers is currently in his 13th year as an area scout and is now in his third as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Scouting Department. Myers previously scouted 10 years for the Chicago Cubs from 2011-2021.[11]His territory covers Central Southern California and Las Vegas. [12]

Notable Players

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Myers has coached several Major League Players, including,Gabe Speirer, Kevin Gowdy, Ian Churchill, and Cole Schoenwetter.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Doug Pensinger. (2021). Longtime Scout Tom Myers Leaves Cubs For Role With Dodgers.DodgerBlue.[1]
  2. ^ Presidio Sports. (2013).SB Jr. Grizzlies triumph in first-ever tournament .PresidioSports.[2]
  3. ^ Barry Punzal. (2021).Scout Tom Myers Starts Wood Bat Baseball Summer League for High Schoolers .Noozhawk.[3]
  4. ^ Coach Profile Camp Director Tom Myers .USSportsCamps.[4]
  5. ^ Coach Profile Camp Director Tom Myers .USSportsCamps.[5]
  6. ^ TomMyers .BaseballReference.[6]
  7. ^ Coach Profile Camp Director Tom Myers .USSportsCamps.[7]
  8. ^ 1999 UCSB Gauchos.TheCube.[8]
  9. ^ 19TomMyers.SantaClaraPrestoSports.[9]
  10. ^ UCSB Sports Information. (2009). UCSB baseball adds Lefkowitz to staff .PresidioSports.[10]
  11. ^ Doug Pensinger. (2021). Longtime Scout Tom Myers Leaves Cubs For Role With Dodgers.DodgerBlue.[11]
  12. ^ Tom Myers Chicago Cubs Area Scouting Supervisor Worldwide Baseball Prospects Mentor .WorldWideBaseballProspects.[12]
  13. ^ Mark Patton. (2023). Former South Coast High School Rivals Keep Professional Baseball Well-Armed .Noozhawk.[13]