The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Baseball
- Phone:
- 512-471-5732
THE WEINER FILE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Full Name: Max Brennan Weiner
- Born: Dec. 12, 1994
- Hometown: Miami, Fla.
- Education: FIU, 2017 (B.A. Sociology)
- Wife: Lindsey
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2018: MiLB Pitching Coordinator, Cleveland Guardians
- 2019-23: Pitching Coordinator, Seattle Mariners
- 2024: Assistant Coach, Texas A&M
- 2025-Pres.: Assistant Coach, Texas
COACHING HONORS
- 2019: 35 Under 35, The Athletic
- 2023: 30 Under 30, Forbes
- 2024: National Pitching Coach of the Year, Inside Pitch
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
- 2015-16: Lake Sumter State College
- 2017: FIU
Forbes 30 under 30 honoree Max Weiner enters his second campaign as an assistant coach at Texas in 2026. Weiner is widely regarded as one of the premier pitching minds in the game, establishing himself in both amateur and professional baseball.
Over his young career with the Cleveland Guardians (2018), Seattle Mariners (2019-23), Texas A&M (2024) and Texas (2025-Present), he has mentored 10 MLB All-Star selections and one Cy Young Award winner.
Weiner’s focus on player development is reflected in the big leagues, highlighted by Shane Bieber, Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert, Yusei Kikuchi, George Kirby, Andres Muñoz and Bryan Woo, among others.
At the collegiate level, the 2024 Inside Pitch National Pitching Coach of the Year recipient has engineered two of the biggest turnarounds in the sport. Across back-to-back seasons, eight of his pupils heard their names called in the MLB Draft, including second-round picks Chris Cortez and Justin Lamkin.
Texas-Sized Turnaround
Weiner’s presence was immediately felt at Texas, as the Longhorns tallied a 44-14 ledger, which marked their best record in 15 years. Texas became the first team to win the Southeastern Conference in its inaugural campaign since the league’s first season in 1933.
The Longhorns, who were tabbed eighth in the conference’s preseason poll, won the league by two games. Texas’ 22-8 ledger in SEC play marked its best record in conference action since 2010.
Boasting one of the country’s top pitching staffs, the Longhorns were named the No. 2 national seed and hosted the NCAA Austin Regional.
Texas ranked second in WHIP (1.18) and H/9 (7.13), while sitting sixth in ERA (3.71) in all of Division I baseball. The Longhorns paced the SEC in all three categories.
Prior to Weiner’s arrival on The Forty Acres, Texas posted a 4.91 ERA, its worst mark in 25 years.
Under the pitching guru’s guidance, Dylan Volantis put together one of the greatest seasons in program history.
Volantis led all freshmen nationally in WHIP (0.88) and saves (12). The Baseball America National Freshman of the Year also finished second in ERA (1.94) and B/AVG (.185), among rookies across the country.
A consensus All-American, Volantis’ 11 saves in league action were the most by an SEC freshman ever, breaking a 22-year-old record held by Ole Miss’ Steven Head. The NCBWA Freshman Pitcher of the Year and SEC Pitcher of the Year tied for 10th nationally in saves.
Rapid Results in Aggieland
In his lone season in College Station, Weiner transformed the Texas A&M pitching staff, helping the program reach historic heights.
The 2024 Aggies totaled 53 victories, which tied for their second-most in school history. Texas A&M registered its first-ever NCAA runner-up finish, falling just short in a tightly-contest series against No. 1 seed Tennessee, 2-1.
One season after the Aggies mounted a 5.67 ERA in 2023, Weiner’s hurlers notched the fourth-best ERA (3.86) nationally, a country-leading 12 shutouts and a program-record 715 strikeouts.
Weiner tutored a pair of All-American arms in reliever Evan Aschenbeck and starter Ryan Prager.
Aschenbeck paced all of Division I Baseball with a 1.78 ERA and logged 10 saves. The left-hander went 6-1 and collected 87 strikeouts over 75.2 innings.
Meanwhile, Prager compiled a 9-1 ledger with a 2.95 ERA and a team-high 124 punchouts in 19 starts.
Professional Pedigree
Before his move into the collegiate game, Weiner served 4 ½ years as the pitching coordinator for the Seattle Mariners.
With Weiner on board, the Mariners experienced a pitching renaissance throughout the organization.
During his tenure, Seattle had eight hurlers slotted as Top 100 prospects and sported the only MLB rotation in modern history with four homegrown starters under the age of 26 — all who spent no more than two years in the minors.
In Weiner’s final full season, the Mariners snapped a 21-year playoff drought and three of Seattle’s four farm teams boasted their league’s pitcher of the year. The impressive feat came one season after Seattle’s system was tabbed No. 1 in baseball, only three years after being at the bottom of the rankings.
Mariner arms were durable under Weiner’s watch, pacing professional baseball in pitchers with velocity gains, while also spending the fewest number of days on the injured list in two different seasons.
His role in the organization was key in Seattle’s player development. Weiner worked closely with all aspects of the franchise’s operation, including the front office, scouting, analytics and coaching staffs throughout all levels of the franchise.
When he was hired in Dec. 2018, Weiner became the youngest pitching coordinator in MLB history, taking on the role at age 23.
He joined the Mariners after one year as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Cleveland Guardians.
Dominate The Zone
Weiner is known for his ‘Dominate The Zone’ mantra, emphasizing overall strike percentage, winning the 0-0 and 1-1 counts, and maximizing strikeout-to-walk ratio.
His message has been well received by his staff, as the Longhorns threw 64 percent of their pitches for strikes, totaled a 60 percent clip in 0-0 counts and a 63 percent mark in 1-1 counts in 2025.
At Texas A&M, the Aggies finished top 10 nationally in all four categories, delivering 65 percent of their pitches for strikes.
Under Weiner, the Mariners led all 30 MLB teams in the ‘Dominate The Zone’ metric.
National Recognition
Weiner has landed national acclaim from multiple media outlets in recent years.
In 2024, he was selected as the Inside Pitch National Pitching Coach of the Year.
A year earlier, Weiner earned a spot on the ’30 under 30’ list by Forbes Magazine, highlighting those younger than 30 years old who are blazing new trails in the sports world.
Weiner also garnered recognition as a member of the ’35 under 35’ list by The Athletic, which spotlighted 35 exceptional people under the age of 35 shaping baseball in 2019.
At the age of 19, Weiner founded The Arm Farm, an online platform for pitching development and charity serving youth and amateur baseball players that is still active today.
Personal Background
After playing two seasons at Lake Sumter State College, Weiner transferred to FIU in his hometown of Miami. He completed his bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2017.
Weiner and his wife, Lindsey, reside in Austin.
