Justin Mashore
Justin Clyde Mashore (born February 14, 1972) is an American professional baseball coach and former player who currently serves as the hitting coach for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
Career[edit]
Mashore was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the third round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft out of Clayton Valley High School in Concord, California.[1]
He played in Minor League Baseball until 2001 for numerous different organizations: the Tigers, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Colorado Rockies.
After his playing career he became a coach for numerous minor league teams.[1]
Prior to the 2016 season, Mashore was hired by the Texas Rangers to be their assistant hitting coach, a position he retained through the 2018 season.[2]
He was named as the hitting coach for the Triple–A New Orleans Baby Cakes of the Miami Marlins organization.
On December 24, 2022, the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League hired Mashore to serve as their hitting coach for the 2023 season.[3]
Personal life[edit]
His father, Clyde Mashore, and brother Damon Mashore both played in MLB.[1]