"Hunter Mense, who played under Vitello at the University of Missouri, is leaving his position as the Toronto Blue Jays' assistant hitting coach to become the Giants' new hitting coach, according to a report from The Athletic's Mitch Bannon. Mense, 41, has been on the Blue Jays' coaching staff since 2022. Prior to that, Mense served as the hitting coach for the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate in '18, then spent three seasons as the team's minor league hitting coordinator."
"Toronto boasted one of baseball's best offenses and pushed en route to pushing the Los Angeles Dodgers to seven games in the World Series, finishing the regular season with the third-best OPS (.761) and fourth-most runs scored (798) in the majors. That production was partially the product of the Blue Jays boasting both the lowest strikeout rate (17.8%) and highest contact rate in the majors last season."
"Mense, will replace Pat Burrell, who spent two seasons as the Giants' hitting coach. In those two seasons, San Francisco ranked 18th in runs scored and 20th in OPS in the majors. Burrell will remain with the organization but won't be on Vitello's coaching staff. Additionally, assistant hitting coach Damon Minor has been let go by the organization. Along with Burrell and Minor, bench coach Ryan Christenson, third-base coach Matt Williams, pitching coach J.P. Martinez and bullpen coach Garvin Alston will not return next season."
Hunter Mense is leaving the Toronto Blue Jays to become the San Francisco Giants' hitting coach. Mense played under Tony Vitello at the University of Missouri and has been on the Blue Jays' coaching staff since 2022. He previously served as the Double-A hitting coach in 2018 and as Toronto's minor league hitting coordinator for three seasons. Toronto finished the regular season with a .761 OPS and 798 runs, with the lowest strikeout rate (17.8%) and highest contact rate in MLB. The Giants selected contact-oriented hitters Gavin Kilen and Trevor Cohen in the 2025 draft. Mense replaces Pat Burrell amid a broad Giants coaching-staff turnover.
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