List of Nashville Sounds coaches

[2][3] In the 2025 season, the Sounds' coaching staff is led by manager Rick Sweet and includes Eric Bunnell (general), Tim Doherty (hitting), Zack Jones (hitting), Bryan Leslie (pitching), Justin Meccage (pitching), and David Tufo (bench).

[8] Éric Gagné, who made two major league rehabilitation starts in 2008, served as bullpen coach in 2019.

[10] Outfielder Gene Roof (1986) and catcher Buddy Pryor (1987) were player-coaches who coached hitting while also playing on the team.

[12] Four coaches have been selected to participate in the Triple-A All-Star Game: Stan Kyles (2006), Rich Gale (2011), Bob Skube (2014), and Rick Rodriguez (2017).

Darold Knowles (2001–2004) and Stan Kyles (2005–2008) are the longest-tenured pitching coaches, having each served four full seasons.

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Pitching coach Stan Kyles meets with the Sounds' battery of Justin Lehr and J. C. Boscán on the mound.
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Pat Dobson 's 1980 to 1981 pitching staffs had a 3.18 ERA , the lowest under all pitching coaches .
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Hoyt Wilhelm , pitching coach from 1982 to 1984, was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. [ 15 ]
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Wayne Garland of the 1982 Southern League champion Sounds returned to coach pitchers from 1987 to 1988. [ 16 ]
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Ed Napoleon was the Sounds' first hitting coach , serving from 1980 to 1982.
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Outfielder Gene Roof served as a player-coach in 1986.