Raymond Joseph Birmingham Jr. (born November 14, 1955) is an American former college baseball coach.

Birmingham was an assistant basketball coach at NMJC (1983-87) when the Thunderbirds won their first conference championship.

Birmingham was named National “Keeper of the Game” in 2020 as the baseball Coach/Player that displayed incredible service to his fellow man within his community.

23 in the NAIA national rankings, won 33 games and advanced to the regional finals before losing to Dallas Baptist.

The program reached two NJCAA World Series during his tenure, winning a national championship in 2005 and finishing second in 2007.

[1] Several of Birmingham's later played in Major League Baseball, including Brendan Donnelly, Armando Almanza, Jose Flores, Mike Vento, and David Carpenter.

[1] Ahead of the 2008 season, Birmingham got his first Division I job when he replaced Rich Alday at New Mexico.

[2][3] New Mexico had 30-win seasons in 2008 and 2009 and reached its first NCAA tournament under Birmingham in 2010, when the team went 38–22 and finished second in the Mountain West.

During the 2013 season Birmingham earned the 1,000th win of his career when the Lobos defeated the Air Force Falcons 19–5.

In the summer of 2014, Birmingham served as hitting coach for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team.

Conference tournament champion Below is a table of Birmingham's head coaching record at the four-year college level.