Jefferson Infante is a professional baseball instructor with over 18 years of experience teaching players from all levels and all walks of life. He is currently in his first year as the assistant coach at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY. Jefferson was the Catching Instructor for Monroe College in New Rochelle, New York. Monroe College is a NJCAA D1 program and Mr. Infante was responsible for the overall development of the varsity, junior varsity, and the Division 3 catchers program. He helped Monroe make history by appearing in back to back JUCO World Series in his two years tenure. In addition, the program was Nationally recognized and earned 9thplace in the National NJCAA Rankings. In 2016, Mr. Infante joined a Sports Agency in Florida that represents MLB players and works there as an Independent Scout. At the agency Mr. Infante searches for top prospects. Mr. Infante has international experience working in Italy, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. In Italy, he worked as the Hitting/Bench Coach for the Grosseto Professional Baseball Club and obtained his 1st professional managerial win as interim manager in 2012. There, his work was recognized by Marco Mazzieri (the manager of the Italian World Baseball Classic Team) where he was offered to be part of the coaching staff for the training and preparation of the team for the WBC. In Puerto Rico, Mr. Infante worked as MLB personal with amatuer players evaluation. In the Dominican Republic, Mr. Infante served as Director of Baseball Operation for an agency where he searched for young talent to help with skill development and first year signing bonus contracts with MLB clubs. Moreover, Mr. Infante was the Assistant Coach at Baruch College for 5 years. His ability to convey information to players and make the game simpler via self-improvement method can be evident by Baruch’s three championship appearances and a championship victory in 2009. In addition, many of Mr. Infante‘s alums have gone on to play professional baseball.
Mr. Infante’s playing career has been successful as he was selected in the 2004 MLB Draft by The Kansas City Royals. He played several years in the Royals farm system. Immediately after his release, the Royals offered him a coaching job, but he turned it down to continue his playing career at the time. Mr. Infante went on to sign an independent league contract with the St. Joseph’s Black Snakes in Missouri in the American Association League. Unfortunately, his professional baseball career came to an end due to a recurring shoulder injury he sustained in the minor league. Before turning pro, Mr. Infante was an amateur standout. At Dewitt Clinton High School, he earned numerous awards and received a full scholarship to Louisburg College. There, Mr. Infante played in the N.J.C.A.A. Division I Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. Additionally, he played for D1 Globe Institution of Technology in New York and D3 Ramapo College of New Jersey. At Ramapo, Mr. Infante won All-Conference and earned All-American honors.
Mr. Infante is an avid community volunteer in the Bronx by providing advice and guidance to children. His participation includes running in the 2010 ING NYC Marathon (American Heart Association) for charity and organizing academic clinics for student athletes. Conversely, Mr. Infante is a volunteer Coach for Ramapo College. Baseball to Mr. Infante is a family affair and having Tony Pena, the first base coach of the New York Yankees, as a mentor growing up has been a blessing.
