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2026 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

PHIL PLANTIER HITTING COORDINATOR

MANAGERIAL AND COACHING SUMMARY
◆ Begins third season as the Angels Minor League Hitting Coordinator in 2026.
◆ Was Angels Assistant Major League Hitting Coach in 2023, after serving as
Miami’s Triple-A Jacksonville Hitting Coach in 2021 and 2022...Joined Miami
following three seasons (2018-20) in the Yankees organization, each as Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Hitting Coach.
◆ Served as Padres Hitting Coach from 2012-14...In first season as San Diego’s
Hitting Coach, improved the Club’s totals in several offensive categories, including average, OBP,
slugging, runs and home runs (30 more home runs in 2011)...Served as Hitting Coach and Interim
Manager for San Diego’s Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm in 2011.
◆ Spent three seasons (2008-10) with the Mariners organization as Hitting Coordinator (2010), Double-A
Tennessee’s Manager (2009) and a coach for Tennessee (2008).
PLAYING CAREER
◆ Originally selected by the Red Sox in 11th round of 1987 Draft...Went on to play in parts of eight Major
League seasons, posting a .243 average (457/1883) with 90 doubles, 91 home runs and 292 RBI in 610
games with the Red Sox (1990-92), Padres (1993-95, 1997), Astros (1995), A’s (1996), and Cardinals
(1997)...His 91 home career home runs are the most ever by a New Hampshire-born player.
◆ Finished eighth in A.L. Rookie of the Year voting in 1991 after batting .331 (49/148) with seven
doubles, one triple, 11 home runs and 35 RBI in 53 games for Boston.
◆ He and wife, Jennifer have three children: Ryan, Tyler and Emily, who is married to Tyler Nevin
(former MLB infielder and son of former Angels manager Phil Nevin)...Following playing career,
PLAYER
earned bachelor’s degree social science from Cal State San Marcos.
DEVELOPMENT
RYAN SEBRA HITTING PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR

COACHING SUMMARY
◆ Sebra will begin his second season as the Angels Minor League Hitting
Performance Coordinator in 2026.
◆ Prior to taking the role in 2025, he was the Hitting Performance Coach with
the ACL Angels in 2024.
◆ Served as a hitting coach with Angels affiliates for seven seasons, including
stops with High-A Tri-City in 2023, Low-A Inland Empire from 2021-22, Rookie-
level Orem from 2019-20, and the AZL Angels in 2018...Joined Angels Player
Development staff in 2017 following two seasons as an infielder in the organization.
PLAYING CAREER
◆ Sebra signed with the Angels in 2015 as a non-drafted free agent and appeared in 84 games with AZL
Angels and High-A Inland Empire across two years.
◆ Native of Ormond Beach, FL...Played two seasons at Jacksonville State University (2014-15)...
Graduated with a degree in Economics.

JOBEL JIMENEZ ASSISTANT HITTING COORDINATOR

COACHING SUMMARY
◆ Enters his fourth year as Angels Assistant Hitting Coordinator in 2026.
◆ Before joining the Halos, spent 14 years with the Cardinals organization from
2007-2021...From 2019 to 2021, he served on the team’s Major League coaching
staff as the Assistant Hitting coach.
◆ Prior to his stint with the Cardinals, worked in the Dodgers, Mariners and Red
Sox organizations following his playing career.
PLAYING CAREER
◆ Spent two seasons in the Dodgers Minor League system (1993-94) as an outfielder.

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