Storm Chasers in the Isotopes season-ending playoff loss on September 9, 2012. Coaching Bard retired after the season and chose to remain with the Dodgers as a Special Assistant. He became the Dodgers major league bullpen coach for the 2016 season. The New York Yankees hired Bard as their bench coach for the 2018 season under new manager Aaron Boone. Bard served as acting manager on September 2, due to Boone serving a one-game suspension and again the following season on July 19. On November 11, 2019, Bard left his bench coach position in order to find a job closer to his Colorado home and was replaced by infield coach Carlos Mendoza. On December 9, 2019, the Dodgers announced that Bard would return as their bullpen coach for the 2020 season. Bard won the World Series with the Dodgers in 2020 as their bullpen coach. Personal life Although Bard was born in Ithaca, New York, his family moved to Colorado when he was five months old. His wife, Lindsey, is a teacher and they have been married for 10 years. Together they have three children. Bard's brother Mike is an MLB personal coach, was a collegiate coach for 13 years, and is currently a private instructor in the Denver area at Bardo's Diamond Sports in Parker. References External links 1978 births Living people Akron Aeros players Albuquerque Isotopes players Arizona League Padres players Baseball players from New York (state) Boston Red Sox players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Carolina Mudcats players Cleveland Indians players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Lake Elsinore Storm players Los Angeles Dodgers coaches Los Angeles Dodgers scouts Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball catchers Sportspeople from Ithaca, New York Portland Beavers players Salem Avalanche players San Diego Padres players Seattle Mariners players Syracuse Chiefs players Tacoma Rainiers players Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball players Washington Nationals players People from Elbert County, Colorado New York Yankees coaches All-American college baseball players