SPOTLIGHT CLINICIAN OF THE MONTH!
This is the second in a series of profiles of frequent presenters at ISG clinics.
This is the second in a series of profiles of frequent presenters at ISG clinics.
Jerry Weinstein
Colorado Rockies
Always looking to improve players' performance, Jerry Weinstein surveys his charges during warmups.
One of the most recognizable coaches in the United States, Jerry Weinstein has created an enviable legacy at every one of his stops up the baseball ladder from humble beginnings as an assistant freshman baseball coach at UCLA to helping Team USA to a medal in the 2020 Olympic games.
Along the way, he carved a path of success in California JUCO baseball for three decades as the coach of the Sacramento City College Panthers. During these years, besides leading his teams to championships and hundreds of wins, Coach Weinstein became one of the most sought-after speakers on the US baseball clinic circuit authoring manuals, articles and books covering cutting-edge ideas about how to teach the skills of the game.
While coaching spring seasons of JUCO ball, Jerry’s talents also landed him summer gigs with professional teams, working with the Brewers, Cubs and most recently with the Rockies with whom he still works as Special Assistant Scouting and Player Development.
If he were asked, he would proudly mention his work in international baseball as some of his careers highlights. Three times Jerry served as an assistant on USA Olympic teams and led the national team to a Gold Medal in the 2004 Macciabah Games. In 2016 he was tapped to manage Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic.
Fortunately, with such a full schedule, Jerry has always found time to present at numerous ISG Baseball clinics since the beginnings of our organization. The respect and admiration he has for those who work tirelessly to develop baseball in the soccer-dominated world outside of the US has been returned many-fold by Since first presenting at the Italy clinic in 1998, he has spoken at eleven clinics and is one of the most sought after clinicians every year. His work with catching skills has been especially noteworthy.
In 2021, the American Baseball Coaches Association bestowed its most prestigious award - the Lefty Gomez Award - to him at its annual Hall of Fame dinner in Chicago.
ISG is indeed lucky and very proud to have Coach Weinstein in its “stable” of clinicians. Unfortunately, there are too few occasions for ISG to put Jerry in front of his favorite audiences. Maybe, he will someday retire from pro ball and give international baseball more time.
It wouldn’t be smart though to hold one’s breath for this to happen!
Along the way, he carved a path of success in California JUCO baseball for three decades as the coach of the Sacramento City College Panthers. During these years, besides leading his teams to championships and hundreds of wins, Coach Weinstein became one of the most sought-after speakers on the US baseball clinic circuit authoring manuals, articles and books covering cutting-edge ideas about how to teach the skills of the game.
While coaching spring seasons of JUCO ball, Jerry’s talents also landed him summer gigs with professional teams, working with the Brewers, Cubs and most recently with the Rockies with whom he still works as Special Assistant Scouting and Player Development.
If he were asked, he would proudly mention his work in international baseball as some of his careers highlights. Three times Jerry served as an assistant on USA Olympic teams and led the national team to a Gold Medal in the 2004 Macciabah Games. In 2016 he was tapped to manage Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic.
Fortunately, with such a full schedule, Jerry has always found time to present at numerous ISG Baseball clinics since the beginnings of our organization. The respect and admiration he has for those who work tirelessly to develop baseball in the soccer-dominated world outside of the US has been returned many-fold by Since first presenting at the Italy clinic in 1998, he has spoken at eleven clinics and is one of the most sought after clinicians every year. His work with catching skills has been especially noteworthy.
In 2021, the American Baseball Coaches Association bestowed its most prestigious award - the Lefty Gomez Award - to him at its annual Hall of Fame dinner in Chicago.
ISG is indeed lucky and very proud to have Coach Weinstein in its “stable” of clinicians. Unfortunately, there are too few occasions for ISG to put Jerry in front of his favorite audiences. Maybe, he will someday retire from pro ball and give international baseball more time.
It wouldn’t be smart though to hold one’s breath for this to happen!
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