Announcement
Darren Balsley was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 3rd round of the January 1984 Major League Baseball amateur draft out of Palomar College. He played six seasons in the Athletics (1984-1986) and Toronto Blue Jays (1987-1989) organizations.
After his playing career ended, he was a minor league coach, manager, and scout. He was pitching coach for the St. Catharines Blue Jays (1990-1991), Myrtle Beach Hurricanes (1992), and Hagerstown Suns (1993). He managed the Medicine Hat Blue Jays in 1994-1995. He returned to coaching with Hagertstown (1996), the Dunedin Blue Jays (1997) and the Knoxville Smokies (1999). He was the Blue Jays advance scout in 1998.
In 2000, Balsley was coach of the Fort Wayne Wizards and in 2001 he was pitching coach of the Lake Elsinore Storm. He moved up to the Mobile BayBears the next year. He was promoted to the San Diego Padres on May 17, 2003 and has since remained with the team as their pitching coach.
