Sport(s) Baseball Name Pat McMahon Education Stetson University | 1974–1975 Stetson Role Baseball Coach Positions Pitcher | |
Born May 28, 1953 (age 70)
Lackawanna, New York ( 1953-05-28 ) 1972–1974 St. Johns River State College 1976 Stetson University(Student Assistant) 1977–1980 Bishop Kenny High School 1980–1981 Mississippi State (Graduate Assistant) | ||
Pat McMahon (born May 28, 1953) is a former American college and professional baseball coach who currently works in the New York Yankees' organization.
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Early life
McMahon grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended Bishop Kenny High School. During High School he earned nine varsity letters in, baseball, basketball, and football. As a senior he was named earning all-state baseball. He was selected in the 18th round of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets. Rather than sign with the Mets McMahon elected to play college baseball at Saint John's River Community College in Palatka, Florida, for two seasons. After finishing his JUCO career he played at Stetson University from 1974–1975. He graduated with a physical education degree and spent a year as a student assistant coach with the Hatters in 1976.
Early Coaching Career
McMahon's first coaching job after leaving college was as the head coach at Bishop Kenney High School from 1977–1980. From there he went on to server stints as an assistant coach at Mississippi State from 1980–1981, Old Dominion University from 1981–1982, and MSU again from 1983–1989.
Old Dominion
He was the head coach at Old Dominion from 1990–94. During his time at ODU he led The Monarchs to an overall record of 189–86 along with 2 NCAA Regional appearances and a Colonial Athletic Association championship. McMahon left ODU in 1994 to become Associate Head Coach at Mississippi State
Mississippi State University
McMahon returned to Mississippi State in 1994 to serve as Associate Head Coach under legendary MSU Head Coach Ron Polk with the understanding that he would become the head coach when Polk retired. Polk had essentially picked McMahon as his successor.
" That's why we hired Pat McMahon this summer as associate coach. I felt if he did take a baseball job at a very fine university, it would be tougher getting him to return here when I retired. And, since this is where Pat McMahon wants to be, he is coming back now with the understanding that he will become the head coach when I retire. I'm thankful (MSU President) Dr. Zacharias and (Athletic Director) Larry Templeton have allowed me to put this plan in place. There are not many places in the country where the present coach is allowed to pick or help name his successor." -Ron Polk
Following the MSU's appearance in the 1997 College World Series, Ron Polk retired and McMahon took over as head coach. The McMahon era got off to a fast start at MSU as he led the Diamond Dogs back to the College World Series, marking the first time that MSU had made back to back appearances in Omaha. McMahon's spent a total of four years as head coach at MSU where his teams compiled an overall record of 164–88 and surpassed the 40 win mark 3 times. In 2005 he led MSU to the SEC Tournament Championship. In total under McMahon MSU appeared in 4 NCAA Regionals, and 2 NCAA Super Regionals to go along with their 1998 College World Series appearance. McMahon left MSU following the 2001 season to become the Head coach at the University of Florida. He was replaced at MSU by the very man that he had replaced four years earlier, Ron Polk.
University of Florida
Following his time at MSU, McMahon returned to his home state of Florida in 2001 to take over as the skipper of the Gator baseball program following the dismissal of Andy Lopez McMahon spent a total of six season as the Gators' Head Coach (2002–2007). Under his leadership UF compiled a record of 202–113 while making 4 NCAA Regional appearances, 2 Super Regional appearances, and 1 College World Series appearance to go along with winning the 2005 SEC Championship. On June 7, 2007, the University of Florida announced that McMahon had been fired following back to back seasons where the Gators finished 28–28 and 29–30 respectively.
USA Baseball
Coach McMahon has also spent time as a member of the coaching staff for USA Baseball including serving as Assistant Coach in 1991, Pitching Coach in 1997, and Head Coach in 2001.
Professional Coaching Career
On September 29, 2007, Baby-Bombers.com reported that McMahon had accepted a position with the New York Yankees. in 2008 he was named the Manager of the Staten Island Yankees,(the New York Yankees' Short-Season A affiliate) who play in the New York–Penn League. He spent one season as the manager of the Staten Island club leading them to a 49–26 record and a first-place finish. He also managed the The New York-Penn American League All-Star team.
Post coaching career
McMahon currently works as the New York Yankees' International Player Development Coordinator and was named the 2016 named Lefty Gomez Award winner by the American Baseball Coaches Association
Awards and honors
In his twelve seasons as a college head coach, McMahon compiled a career record of 527–259–1, appeared in two College World Series, made four Super Regional appearances, put together eight 40-win seasons, and 13 30-win seasons. He received seven Coach of the Year awards.
Personal
He is married to the former Cheri Wells of Jacksonville and the couple are the parents of two children; a daughter, Logan, and a son, J. Wells. McMahon is the oldest of Jack and Pat McMahon's eight children.