Henry Butterfield joined the MIT coaching staff for the 2026 season.
Butterfield comes to MIT after three seasons at Emerson College, were he served as an outfield and first base coach and as interim head coach.
Butterfield graduated from Washington College in 2022 with a degree in Business Management and Economics. He received his Masters in Accounting from Bentley in May 2023. As a four-year member of the Washington College (MD) baseball program, Butterfield hit .273 in his career as a middle infielder. He was three-time member of the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and served as co-captain of the team as a senior, helping lead Washington College to its first trip in a decade to the Centennial Conference playoffs.
After playing for the Malden Maddogs of the Intercity League during his collegiate summers, Butterfield became the team's General Manager and Head Coach in 2022. In the team's first campaign with Butterfield at the helm, the Maddogs doubled their win total from the previous season. In his second, the Maddogs made their first ICL playoff appearance. Butterfield attended high school at the St. Mark’s School in Southborough, MA where he served as captain of the baseball and cross country teams.
He resides in Boston with his fiancé Keelie, their dog Dodger, and cat Jane.
