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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan baseball head coach Tracy Smith announced Thursday (Aug. 18) that Josh Phegley has joined the staff as the new director of player development.

At Michigan, Phegley will work closely with the coaching staff in research and player development strategies, scouting reports and statistical and positioning strategies.

"We are pleased to announce the addition of Josh Phegley to the Michigan Baseball staff," said Smith. "Josh will lead our player development efforts. With ties in the Midwest, his history in the Big Ten Conference as a former All-America catcher and first-round draft pick and his MLB playing career, we feel like our players and staff will benefit greatly from his insight and experience."

Phegley attended Indiana University, hitting 17 home runs with 66 RBI as a catcher during his junior year in 2009. He was drafted in the first round of that spring's MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox and made his MLB debut with the team in 2013.

Phegley went on to play 12 seasons of professional baseball, including parts of eight seasons in the majors with three teams -- the White Sox (2013-14), the Oakland Athletics (2015-19) and the Chicago Cubs (2020).

He connected for 106 home runs in the professional ranks, including 12 in the 2019 season with Oakland in a year in which he played in a career-high 106 games and slugged .693 with 30 extra-base hits and 62 RBI. On May 7, 2019, he caught Mike Fiers' second career no-hitter, which happened to be the 300th in MLB history.