Justin Viele

Justin Viele
Justin Viele
	Viele at Santa Clara in 2010
Texas Rangers
	Hitting coach
	Born: November 13, 1990 (age 33); Fullerton, California, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
	As coach San Francisco Giants (2020–2024); Texas Rangers (2025–present);

Justin Paul Viele (born November 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball hitting coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously coached for the San Francisco Giants. He attended Santa Clara University. Viele was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round of the 2013 MLB draft.

High school, college, and playing career

Viele attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California.^[1] Undrafted out of high school, he attended Santa Clara University for four years (2010–2013). Viele graduated from Santa Clara with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.^[2]

Viele was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 37th round of the 2013 MLB draft.^[3] He spent 2013 and 2014 in the Baltimore organization, playing for the Gulf Coast Orioles, Aberdeen IronBirds, and Delmarva Shorebirds.^[2]

Viele began his coaching career in 2015, as an assistant coach for the Frederick Keys in the Baltimore Orioles organization.^[4] He returned to Santa Clara University as an assistant coach for the 2015–16 and 2016–2017 seasons.^[2]^[5] Viele joined the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 2017, serving as the hitting coach for the rookie–level Ogden Raptors in the Pioneer League.^[6] He served as the hitting coach for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the High–A California League in 2018.^[6] Viele served as the hitting coach for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League in 2018.^[7] In 2019, he served as the hitting coach for the Great Lakes Loons in the Single–A Midwest League.^[8]

Viele joined the San Francisco Giants as a hitting coach prior to the 2020 season.^[9]

He was named the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers on November 4, 2024.^[10]

^ "Big class gets send off by Esperanza". Orange County Register. June 9, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Baseball Hires Justin Viele '13 as Assistant Coach". Santa Clara Broncos. August 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ "Orioles complete 2013 First-Year Player Draft". MLB.com. June 8, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ Frederick Keys (September 20, 2018). "Erwin Headed to Arizona Fall League". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ "Alum Justin Viele Now Coaching for Dodgers". Corvallis Knights. March 21, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Mike Lindskog (January 8, 2018). "2018 Coaching Staff Announced". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ "Arizona Fall League's 2018 teams, coaches". MLB.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ Matt DeVries (April 1, 2019). "Dodgers Name Loons Roster for 2019". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ Alex Pavlovic (December 8, 2019). "Giants working to hire Justin Viele for Gabe Kapler's staff". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
^ Landry, Kennedi. "Rangers tab Viele as new hitting coach". MLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.