Dusty Blake
Dusty Blake (born April 26, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach who is the pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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| Born: April 26, 1982 Candor, North Carolina, U.S. | |
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Career edit
Blake is from Candor, North Carolina. He enrolled at Appalachian State University and played college baseball for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Appalachian State.[2] He became a pitching coach for Catawba College from 2006 to 2007, Wofford College from 2008 to 2011, and University of South Carolina Upstate in 2012. Blake was hired as the head coach for Pfeiffer University for the 2013 season.[3] He coached at Pfeffer from 2013 to 2017, and then was the pitching coach at Duke University from 2018 to 2020.[1][2] In 2020, pitcher Bryce Jarvis became the highest-drafted player in Duke Blue Devils history.[1]
In 2021, the Cardinals hired Blake as their pitching strategist. On November 6, 2022, Blake was promoted to pitching coach for the 2023 season.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Blake reflects on path from small town to big leagues". MLB.com.
- ^ a b "Why Dusty Blake will be more than just "the numbers guy" as Cardinals pitching coach". WKTimes LLC.
- ^ "Upstate baseball assistant coach Blake leaving". goupstate.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "Franchise HOF'er Holliday returns to Cards as bench coach". MLB.com.