Rob Mackowiak

Hitting, Defense

Rob recently finished a Major League career that encompassed 8 years of big league service.  He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1996 out of South Suburban Junior College.  After working his way through the Pirates’ minor league system, Rob made his Major League debut in 2001.  Rob played with Pittsburgh through 2005, having some of the best years in his career.  In 2004, Mackowiak amassed 121 hits, which included 22 doubles, 6 triples and 17 home runs, and 75 runs batted in.  He was once named Major League Baseball’s “Player of the Week” that year.  In 2006 and 2007, Mackowiak made his way to Chicago and played for the White Sox.  He hit a career high .290 with the Sox in 2006.  Rob closed his long big league career making stops in Toronto with the Blue Jays, San Deigo Padres, Washington Nationals and New York Mets.  Rob retired from big league baseball in 2008 and now works with athletes at Elite Baseball Training.

Coach Stone’s comments on Rob Mackowiak – “We’re excited have Rob teaching with us.  He brings ‘big league’ experience you can’t find just anywhere.  Players and coaches learn as much about the game by talking the game with guys that have ‘been there.’  Rob will be an asset to all the players and coaches he comes across.”