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Toronto Blue Jays pitchers gel together quite well with pitching coach Pete Walker. Walker, who used to be a big-league pitcher, played for four different teams in 12 seasons. From 2002-2006 he was a member of the Blue Jays pitching staff who seemed to have found his footing thereafter his career. For the last decade, […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks Officially Hire Brent Strom as Pitching Coach PHOENIX, Nov. 18 — The Arizona Diamondbacks, days after the first reports surfaced, officially announced the hiring of Brent Strom as their new pitching coach Thursday afternoon. This comes shortly after Strom ended an eight-season stint as the pitching coach of the Houston Astros (2014-21). Strom, 73, […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks, Pitching Coach Mike Butcher Go Separate Ways “The (Arizona Diamondbacks) have parted ways with pitching coach Mike Butcher,” the team stated in a press release Monday afternoon. Butcher, 54, had just finished his fourth season in charge of the Diamondbacks hurlers. The team did not immediately state the reasons for Butcher’s departure. Mike […] READ MORE
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