Matt Blake
Matt Blake | |
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Blake at the Gerrit Cole press conference in 2019 | |
New York Yankees – No. 77 | |
Pitching coach | |
Born: (1985-05-14) May 14, 1985 (age 39) Concord, New Hampshire | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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Matthew Blake (born May 14, 1985)[1] is an American professional baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Blake attended Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire. Blake was a three sport athlete. He excelled in golf, basketball, and baseball. Blake attended the College of the Holy Cross, and played college baseball all four years for the Crusaders. Blake graduated from Holy Cross with degrees in psychology and philosophy.[2]
Blake started his baseball coaching career in 2009 as the pitching coach for Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and as a pitching coordinator for Cressey Sports Performance in Hudson, Massachusetts.[3] Blake began his career in professional baseball in 2010 as an associate scout for the New York Yankees.[4] He served as the pitching coach for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League during the 2015 season.[5] He joined the Cleveland Indians organization in 2015 as a lower level pitching coordinator, and later was promoted to assistant director of pitching development in 2016.[6]
The New York Yankees hired Blake as their pitching coach on November 7, 2019.[7] After the 2022 season, Blake signed a new three-year contract with the Yankees.[8]
References
- ^ "2021 New York Yankees Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2021.
- ^ Andrew Mills (November 7, 2019). "Yankees hire new pitching coach: What you need to know about Matt Blake". NJ.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Matt Blake". LinkedIn. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Passan (November 7, 2019). "Yankees hire Matt Blake as pitching coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Wesley Sykes (August 12, 2015). "Matt Blake: The Man Behind Y-D's Arms". Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Tom O'Sullivan (March 29, 2016). "Concord native Blake's pitching acumen lands him job with Indians". Concord Monitor. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Yankees hiring Matt Blake as pitching coach to replace Larry Rothschild". The Record. November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Dan (December 23, 2022). "Yankees' Matt Blake returns with 'a lot of things left to be done'". New York Post. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
External links
- Holy Cross Crusaders bio
- Matt Blake on Twitter
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Preceded by | New York Yankees Pitching Coach 2020–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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