Profile
Fenster just completed his first season as the Red Sox Minor League Infield Coordinator after spending three years as Boston's Outfield and Baserunning Coordinator. Last summer, he served as Third Base Coach on manager Mike Scioscia's staff for the silver-medal winning U.S, Olympic Baseball Team in Tokyo. Now 11 years into his tenure with the organization, he started as the hitting coach for the Greenville Drive in 2012 before managing for the next six ranging from the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League to Double-A. In 2014, Fenster was named Greenville's manager and guided the Drive to its first South Atlantic League championship in team history in 2017 before being named the Portland Sea Dogs skipper in 2018. Prior to joining the Red Sox, Fenster spent six seasons at his alma mater, Rutgers University, as Director of Operations, Assistant Coach, and Recruiting Coordinator. Additionally, he helped lead the St. Cloud River Bats to the Northwoods League title in 2007 and was an assistant for the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Orleans Cardinals to a league-best 25-17-2 regular season record in 2008.
As a player at Rutgers, Fenster was a two-time All-American and was named Big East Player of the Year in 2000 before being selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 2000 MLB Draft. He spent five seasons in the Royals minor league system, where he hit .267 with 63 doubles, 179 RBIs, and 215 walks in 438 games, and was named a Carolina League All-Star in 2002 and 2004. In 2008, Fenster was elected to the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Drawing upon his baseball experiences as both a player and a coach, Fenster provides unique and insightful educational content as a contributor for the USA Baseball Develops Blog. He was named the first-ever USA Baseball Coach Educator of the Year in 2019 for his contributions that assist coaches, parents, and leagues in developing young players and improving their experience within the game of baseball. Darren is also founder and CEO of Coaching Your Kids, LLC, where he leans on his twenty-plus years in baseball to help not only grow the game but to also help breed leadership, culture, and teamwork amongst different organizations, sports and business alike.
