Chris Holt (baseball coach)
| Chris Holt | |
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 38 | |
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| Born: April 19, 1979 Portland, Maine | |
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Christopher Anthony Holt (born April 19, 1979) is an American professional baseball former pitcher and current pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Biography[]
Holt attended Saint Joseph's College of Maine and transferred to Flagler College, where he played college baseball as a pitcher. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 21st round of the 2002 MLB draft. He played at the Class A Short Season level in 2002 for the Williamsport Crosscutters.[1] Released by Pittsburgh in 2003, Holt pitched in Austria in 2004 before becoming a coach at Flagler College in 2005. He coached at Ponte Vedra High School from 2009 to 2011. He then quit his teaching job to focus on coaching full-time.[2]
Holt met Doug White of the Houston Astros organization in December 2012, which led to his hiring as a coach in the Astros organization in 2014.[2] Mike Elias hired him for the Baltimore Orioles' organization in the 2018–19 offseason as their minor-league pitching coordinator. Holt became the Orioles' major league pitching coach in 2021, while also carrying the title of director of pitching for the entire organization.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Chris Hold Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Meoli, Jon. "How pitching coach Chris Holt's path to the Orioles prepared him for the club's 'big project'". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "Holt to serve as Orioles' pitching coach". MLB.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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