Tyler Smarslok

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Tyler Smarslok
Washington Nationals
Coach
Born: (1992-02-07) February 7, 1992 (age 33)
Jackson Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
As coach

Tyler Brian Smarslok (born February 7, 1992) is an American professional baseball coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also coached in MLB for the Miami Marlins.

Biography

Smarslok grew up in Jackson Township, New Jersey, and played prep baseball at Jackson Liberty High School.[1] He attended Kean University and played all four years for the Cougars, before graduating in 2015 with a degree in exercise science. He joined the Cougars' coaching staff for the following season and held coaching jobs at several colleges around the country over the next few years.[2]

Smarslok joined the Minnesota Twins organization in 2021 as a defensive coach for the Class-AAA St. Paul Saints.[3] After three years in that role, at times filling in for manager Toby Gardenhire, Smarslok was named bench coach for the 2024 season.[4] He managed the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League after the 2024 season, guiding them to a league championship title.[5]

Ahead of the 2025 season, Smarslok landed his first job on a major league coaching staff, as first-year manager Clayton McCullough hired him to be the first base coach of the Miami Marlins.[5] After one season in Miami, Smarslok moved across the division to the rival Washington Nationals, joining the coaching staff as a field coordinator under rookie manager Blake Butera.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Sargeant, Keith. "Smarslok, Kean try to get job done in D-3 CWS", Home News Tribune, May 24, 2013. Accessed December 9, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "'I refuse to get out there and not get a win, or multiple wins," said Smarslok, a junior second baseman from Jackson Liberty."
  2. ↑ "Tyler Smarslok". Marist University. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Press release: Twins announce 2021 Minor League staff assignments". MLB.com. January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Familiar Face Back At Helm For Saints As Gardenhire Returns For Fourth Season Joined Again By Larson and Smarslok, Three New Members Join Staff". Minor League Baseball. January 22, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Postins, Matt (November 19, 2025). "Marlins Lose Respected First Base Coach to NL East Division Rival". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Schwerzler, Ted (December 8, 2025). "Washington Nationals Scoop Up Former Twins Coaches". MinnesotaSportsFan. Retrieved December 8, 2025.