[3] While being a student at Maine, Livesey played several summers with the Dennis Clippers of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).
At Falmouth, he managed several future major leaguers, including Bill Almon, Mike Flanagan, and Paul Mitchell.
He served as the Yankees' scouting director from 1991 to 1996, where he was instrumental in assembling the "Core Four" that led New York to multiple World Series championships.
[citation needed] Livesey moved to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as director of player development in 1998 and special assistant to the GM from 1999 to 2001.
[8] Livesey has two sons; Jeff, a major league coach,[9] and Steve, who has been with the Tampa Bay Rays since their inception currently serving as the Hitting Coordinator.