Chase Gerbrick, a former Indiana Wesleyan baseball director of player development, will work as a minor league defensive and base running coach for the New York Yankees. At just twenty years old, Gerbrick will be the youngest baseball coach in professional history. In autumn 2023, he became a member of the Wildcats, where he assisted first-year head coach Ian Macdonald in coaching infielders while holding the position of Director of Player Development.
“I want to start out by thanking my parents, who have made every sacrifice in the book to get me where I am today, and my older brother for leading by example and being a fantastic role model for me day in and day out,” Gerbrick stated. “Faith and family are the two constants in this life, and I am so grateful to be able to lean on those two rocks every single day.”
At Division I Lipscomb University, where he started his college career, Gerbrick sustained many arm ailments that cast doubt on his ability to play. Gerbrick had received multiple offers to play at the Division I level after logging onto the transfer portal in the summer with the intention of prolonging his playing career. However, Macdonald then contacted Gerbrick with an offer to transition into coaching. “While I was 19 years old with several opportunities to continue playing at the Division I level, Ian offered me a coaching role at Indiana Wesleyan where I would oversee all infield development that took place,” Gerbrick recalled. Despite the uncertainty surrounding his arm, Gerbrick was unable to turn down the chance to pursue his coaching career, and at the age of 19, he became the youngest coach in history.
“Ian MacDonald deserves all the credit in the world for his achievements in collegiate baseball history.” I think Ian is one of the greatest baseball minds in the nation and I have the utmost respect for him as a person. I will always be grateful to him for his support during my time at Indiana Wesleyan, as well as for believing in me enough to come in at the age of 19 and take charge of a highly successful defensive program.” In an attempt to hone the defense that propelled the Wildcats to the NAIA World Series the previous year, Gerbrick became known as a player and skill development virtuoso within the program very fast.Chase’s degree of consideration, focus on
In his brief time here, his attention to detail, work ethic, communication abilities, and inventiveness had a discernible effect on our players and program, according to Head Coach Ian Macdonald. “We are extremely excited for Chase as he pursues what the Lord has in store for him; individually & in his career” . Despite his brief involvement with the program, Gerbrick left a lasting impression on the entire team.
