Aaron Myette named Canada Women’s Baseball National Team Manager
Born in 1977, the new skipper is a former MLB pitcher (a total 47 games, 30 as a starter, in parts of six seasons) who represented Canada internationally. He was in the staff of former manager Lachance, who stepped down after a bronze medal in the 2018 WBSC World Cup
Baseball Canada announced that Aaron Myette has been named Manager of the Women’s National Team program taking over from André Lachance, who stepped down from the post after leading Canada to a bronze medal at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup in August.
“We’re thrilled to have Aaron move into the Managers role after being a member of our coaching staff since 2016,” said André Lachance, who will oversee the program in an off-field capacity. “Aaron became an integral part of our coaching staff three years ago and has played a major role in our team’s success.”
Myette, 41, was a first round draft choice of the Chicago White Sox in 1997 and spent parts of six seasons (1999-2004) pitching for them along with the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in a total 47 MLB games, 30 as a starter.
In 2004, Myette represented Canada at the Summer Olympics in Athens and again in 2006 at the inaugural World Baseball Classic .
Myette, who currently works with elite-level athletes as a personal trainer at Game Ready Fitness in Surrey, British Columbia, joined the Women’s National Team program as Pitching Coach in 2016 and has helped Canada capture silver (2016) and bronze (2018) medals at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup.
“It’s an honour to be named manager of this program and I’m really looking forward to building on the success that we’ve achieved thus far,” said Aaron Myette. “Being involved with the program for the past three years has provided me with some of the most enjoyable and rewarding baseball moments of my career so I can’t wait to get started working with our athletes and coaches.”
With a youthful core of athletes supported by a solid veteran presence of players, Myette says the Women’s National Team program has the potential to remain competitive at future international competition.
“We have an incredible nucleus of girls involved moving forward to continue the progress our program,” he said. “The up-and-coming talent in our country is second to none so the future (of the program) looks extremely bright.”
Myette will be able to lean on Lachance for support and he navigates his new role along with Sheen Bromley, who will return to the staff as an assistant coach, a role that he has held since 2015.
“I’ve enjoyed working with André and Sheen since I’ve been here so to have them both still involved is nothing but an asset for this program,” added Myette. “Sheen is a tremendous coach who works hard at his craft and always makes sure that our athletes are well prepared before they take the field.”
Baseball Canada also informed that additional coaching staff announcements will be made in the New Year.
