John David Voigt is a former Major League Baseball

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 outfielder. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, from until , for the Baltimore Orioles

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, Texas Rangers

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, Milwaukee Brewers

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, and Oakland Athletics

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. He currently works in the New York Mets

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 organization as their outfield/baserunning coordinator.

Since his playing career ended in , Voigt has continued to work in minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 as a coach, instructor, and manager. In , he managed the Frederick Keys

Frederick Keys

The Frederick Keys minor league baseball team is the "High-A" class A baseball affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Keys are based in Frederick, Maryland. The franchise is named for Star Spangled Banner poet Francis Scott Key, a native of Frederick County. The team mascot is a coyote known as...

, a team in the Orioles farm system. He was originally hired by the Mets in as a scout. From until , Voigt served as hitting coach for the New Orleans Zephyrs

New Orleans Zephyrs

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, Brooklyn Cyclones

Brooklyn Cyclones

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 and Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo Bisons

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. He was named to the position of outfield/baserunning coordinator on February 21, 2011.

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