ST. LOUIS -- The Marlins and vice president of scouting and player development Gary Denbo parted ways on Wednesday.

"We appreciate all of Gary's efforts during his time with the Marlins organization and we wish him the best in his next endeavor," general manager Kim Ng wrote in a message to MLB.com. "Our entire baseball operations team will continue to work collaboratively to acquire and develop players throughout the organization to help our drive toward sustained success and the return of championship baseball to South Florida."

In October 2017, Denbo was the first major hire by then-chief executive officer Derek Jeter, who had more than two decades' worth of history with Denbo.

Now 61, Denbo had spent the previous eight seasons with the Yankees, the final three as vice president of player development. A former Minor League player, he had accumulated 31 years of experience in various coaching, scouting and front-office capacities with the Yankees, Guardians and Blue Jays as well as the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan. Denbo managed Jeter in the Minors and served as the Yankees' hitting coach in 2001.

Prior to joining the Marlins, Denbo was one of the main architects in building the Yankees' farm system into one of the deepest in the Major Leagues. The hope was he could do the same for the Marlins, who had one of the worst in baseball. While the organization saw improvement, reaching the Top 5 in 2021 and tying for the most Top 100 prospects in '22, the Marlins have struggled to develop hitters.

When Jeter and the Marlins agreed to part ways Feb. 28, many expected it was only a matter of time before Denbo followed because he was considered Jeter's right-hand man.