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Toronto Blue Jays
Baseball Operations Entry Level Opportunities
Toronto
October 7, 2024
- Passion for baseball, with excellent reasoning, problem-solving, creative thinking, and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with a wide range of individuals, from fellow staff to players
- Ability to work independently, self-direct tasks, and manage multiple projects with attention to detail
- Effective time management skills to balance priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required by the baseball calendar
This role is ideal for candidates interested in working closely with coaches and players through embedding themselves with teams at the Blue Jays’ development complexes or affiliates. Key responsibilities include:
- Serving as the point person for video, technology, and data resources
- Deploying and operating technology for recording data during both practice and game settings
- Organizing, cataloging, distributing, and reviewing video and data/advance resources for affiliate staff and other PD personnel
- Helping to track player goals and progress over the course of the season and collaborating across departments (Minor League Operations, Nutrition, High Performance) to support projects and processes
- Assisting with on-field activities (batting practice, fungos, catching pens) and day-to-day logistical needs of the team as needed
Candidates with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail will support the logistical and administrative functions of the scouting, player development, or baseball operations departments. Duties may include:
- Organizing, entering, and maintaining data and/or video resources
- Supporting departmental administrative tasks (expense reports, compiling statistics and rosters, meeting logistics, etc.) and responding to ad-hoc logistical or organizational needs
- Contributing to player evaluation processes through review of video and data
- In the Player Development department, additional duties may include translating documents to/from English and Spanish, and assisting with integration of technology into on-field work
This role involves supporting the Major League team with game-by-game and series-by-series preparation, using strong baseball knowledge to assist with:
- Collecting and organizing statistics for scouting reports, identifying patterns in player performance and team tendencies
- Editing and assembling video clips/visual presentations relevant to upcoming matchups
- Conducting ad-hoc research and analysis on players or the game of baseball in general
- Watching video to provide written evaluations and insights to coaching staff, helping to shape game strategies
- Supporting on-field video and data collection and operating game-prep technology
This role is geared towards analytical thinkers passionate about using data to uncover new insights in baseball. Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting self-directed research using R, Python, SQL or similar tools
- Working on areas like data acquisition, organization, and cleaning, as well as statistical modeling and visualization
- Presenting research findings to front office members, coaches, or players, ensuring the work is accessible and actionable
- Providing logistical support during major baseball events like the Draft or Trade Deadline
This role focuses on creating and supporting internal web applications and databases for Baseball Operations. Duties may include:
- Collaborating with end users to gather requirements, ensuring systems meet operational needs
- Engineering systems to acquire and store new datasets, improving data accessibility
- Designing intuitive front-end web interfaces for internal baseball information systems
- Experiencing and providing logistical support to key points on the baseball calendar
This role is for candidates passionate about using Biomechanics or Sports Science to uncover insights about baseball and eager to apply their academic background to baseball. Responsibilities may include:
- Conducting data-driven research, using biomechanical data to inform player improvement strategies
- Working hands-on with players and staff to support data-collection and provide real-time feedback on movement and performance
- Staying up-to-date with the latest research in biomechanics, applying insights to support Player Development and High Performance
- Collaborating closely with R&D and Player Development to align research with player development goals
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