Quick Facts
Biography
Sara Goodrum is Director of Player Development for the Houston Astros. She is the first woman tohold the position of minor league hitting coordinator for a Major League Baseball team the position she held prior for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Playing career
Goodrum played softball for the University of Oregon from 2012–15, during which the Ducks appeared in the Women's College World Series three times. She played in the outfield, appearing in 33 games in 2014, her junior year, when she was also named to the Academic All-Pac-12 Second Team.
Coaching career
While at Oregon, Goodrum worked as an undergraduate research assistant at the Bowerman Sports Science Clinic. After graduating with a degree in human physiology, she earned a master's degree in exercise and sports science from the University of Utah.
She started with the Brewers as an intern in April 2017. She also worked as coordinator for integrative sports performance before being promoted in October 2020 to being the Minor League hitting coordinator, which the team announced in January 2021. As hitting coordinator, she oversees the hitting curriculum and programming for all players in the Brewers' minor league system and manages the organization's minor league hitting coaches. On December 1, 2021, the Houston Astros hired Goodrum to serve as their director of player development.
Personal
Goodrum is from Mesa, Arizona.