Toronto Blue Jays name Derek Shelton quality control coach for 2017 season

Toronto Blue Jays name Derek Shelton quality control coach for 2017 season | iNFOnews.ca
Tampa Bay Rays players, from right, Evan Longoria, hitting coach Derek Shelton, Juan Carlos Oviedo, Jeremy Hellickson, and Jose Molina pay their respects to senior baseball advisor Don Zimmer during a moment of silence before an interleague baseball game against the Miami Marlins Thursday, June 5, 2014, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Shelton was named quality control coach for the Blue Jays on Tuesday, rounding out Toronto's coaching staff for 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Chris O'Meara

TORONTO – Derek Shelton was named quality control coach for the Blue Jays on Tuesday, rounding out Toronto’s coaching staff for 2017

The 46-year-old Shelton spent seven seasons as the hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays (2010-16) and five in the same capacity with the Cleveland Indians (2005-09).

The Carbondale, Ill., native began his coaching career in the Yankees system in 1997, including three seasons as a manager, posting a 121-73 record with the GCL and Staten Island clubs.

Shelton serves as the spokesperson for the Speed Hitter training bat.

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