Thomas Slater (born April 6, 1968) is an American professional baseball coach.

He was the assistant hitting coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2018 to 2021.

[1] He joined the New York Yankees organization, managing the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2010 and the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League in 2011,[2] before becoming the hitting coach of the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League in 2012.

[4] Slater coached the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2015 and 2016, and returned to Trenton in 2017.

[5] After the 2017 season, the New York Mets hired Slater as their assistant hitting coach.