Merv “The Hit Man” Rettenmund
Resume
- 43 years in professional baseball
- 13 years as a Major League Player, including time with:
- Baltimore Orioles
- Cincinnati Reds
- San Diego Padres
- California Angels
- Lifetime Batting Average .271
- Appeared in 4 World Series as a Player
- Baltimore (1969,1970,1971)
- Cincinnati (1975)
- 19 years as a Major League Hitting Coach
- California Angels
- Texas Rangers
- Oakland Athletics
- San Diego Padres
- Atlanta Braves
- Detroit Tigers
- San Diego Padres
- Appeared in 3 League Championships as a Hitting Coach
- Oakland Athletics
- Atlanta Braves
- San Diego Padres
- Appeared in 3 World Series as a Hitting Coach
- Oakland Athletics
- San Diego Padres
- Coached Players
- Ricky Henderson
- Jose Canseco
- Mark McGuire
- Tony Gwynn
- Gary Sheffield
- Chipper Jones
- Andruw Jones
- Ken Caminiti
- Fred McGriff
- Steve Finley
- Rafael Furcal
- Brian Giles
- Andrian Gonzalez
- Kahlil Greene
- Hit a Way
- Original spokesperson for the most popular hitting aid
- 2006-07
- San Diego Padres Hitting Coach
Experience
Currently a consultant for ZT EDGE (Adeo Sports) developing a bat grip spray (similar to pine tar only having no harmful ingredients) Also working with Tony Gwynn marketing sunflower seeds (Sumseeds) a vitamin flavored enriched seeds. The Sleeve (a replacement for the doughnut on the bat) that distributes the weight evenly on the bat. Also, developing a hitting lesson plan, to work with youth 8 years of age and older to improve their skills to pursue a scholarship to college or a Major League career.