Steven Eugene Foster Jr. (born August 16, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1991 to 1993. Foster was the pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies from 2015 to 2021. Following the 2021 season, Foster took a different position with the Rockies—director of pitching—to spend more time with his family.[1]
Foster was born in Dallas, Texas and attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he played football and basketball as well as baseball.[2] He amassed a 44–4 record and twice earned All-State honors pitching at DeSoto High, and led his team to the second State Championship in school history his senior year.[3] He attended nearby Blinn College for a year before transferring to the University of Texas at Arlington. He earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year honors for UTA in 1988.[4] He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1998 while serving as an assistant coach with the baseball team (1997–1998).
Cincinnati Redsedit
He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the twelfth round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft, and went 9–21 with a 2.80 earned run average and 72 saves over four seasons in their farm system to earn a call to Cincinnati in August 1991. He gave up three earned runs in fourteen innings over the remainder of the season. Foster began the 1992 season with the Reds, but was optioned back to the triple A Nashville Sounds in the beginning of May.[5] He pitched exceptionally once he returned, going 0–1 with a 2.13 ERA and two saves. The one loss came in his one career start against the New York Mets.[6]
He began the 1993 season as Rob Dibble's set-up man, but began experiencing arm trouble toward the end of May. In one of the most notoriously strange baseball injuries, Foster landed on the disabled list with an inflammation of his right shoulder after a segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in which he threw baseballs at milk bottles.[7]
After a monthlong trip to the DL,[8] Foster returned for one appearance in June.[9] After which, it was learned that Foster had detached cartilage in his right shoulder and would be out for the rest of the season. He had surgery, and began a rehab assignment with the Reds in Spring of 1994. After suffering numerous setbacks, he had a second surgery in August.[10] After three brief appearances with the Chattanooga Lookouts, his career was over.
Foster returned to baseball in 2005 as pitching coach for the Florida Marlins' Class A South Atlantic League affiliate, the Greensboro Grasshoppers. After two seasons as a minor league coach, Foster became bullpen coach for the Florida Marlins from 2007 to 2009, moving briefly into the pitching coach job toward the end of the 2007 season.[11] On October 9, 2009, Foster declined the team's contract offer for the 2010 season.[12] Shortly afterwards, he joined the Kansas City Royals organization.[13] The Royals bullpen, ranked second to last in the majors in 2009 with a 5.02 ERA, showed modest improvement each season since Foster grabbed the reigns (4.49 ERA in 2010, 3.75 in 2011).
On November 4, 2014, he was hired as the pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies.[14] On October 26, 2021, it was announced that Foster would be named the Rockies director of pitching, replacing incumbent Mark Wiley.[15]
Personal lifeedit
Foster is a devout Christian who, while serving as youth pastor at Highland Community Church, took the youth group on a missionary trip to the Dominican Republic. He and his wife, Cori, live in Frisco, Texas, and have two children.
Referencesedit
^Saunders, Patrick (October 26, 2021). "Rockies' hitting coaches Jeff Salazar and Tim Doherty leaving as shakeup continues". The Denver Post.
^Steve Foster. "Change Your Life". TheGoal.com: The Heart & Soul of the World of Sports.
^Dave Koy. "Steve Foster – Man of Many Passions". Wisconsin Christian News.
^"Foster Joins Kansas City as Bullpen Coach". UT Arlington Mavericks. November 1, 2009.
^"Cubs, Castillo Stop Reds". The Post and Courier. May 10, 1992.
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Steven Eugene Foster Jr born August 16 1966 is an American former professional baseball player and coach He played in Major League Baseball MLB as a right handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1991 to 1993 Foster was the pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies from 2015 to 2021 Following the 2021 season Foster took a different position with the Rockies director of pitching to spend more time with his family 1 Steve FosterPitcherBorn 1966 08 16 August 16 1966 age 57 Dallas Texas U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 22 1991 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceJune 26 1993 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsWin loss record3 3Earned run average2 41Strikeouts61TeamsAs player Cincinnati Reds 1991 1993 As coach Florida Marlins 2007 2009 Kansas City Royals 2010 2012 Colorado Rockies 2015 2021 Contents 1 High school and college 2 Cincinnati Reds 3 Coaching 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksHigh school and college editFoster was born in Dallas Texas and attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto Texas where he played football and basketball as well as baseball 2 He amassed a 44 4 record and twice earned All State honors pitching at DeSoto High and led his team to the second State Championship in school history his senior year 3 He attended nearby Blinn College for a year before transferring to the University of Texas at Arlington He earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year honors for UTA in 1988 4 He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in 1998 while serving as an assistant coach with the baseball team 1997 1998 Cincinnati Reds editHe was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the twelfth round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft and went 9 21 with a 2 80 earned run average and 72 saves over four seasons in their farm system to earn a call to Cincinnati in August 1991 He gave up three earned runs in fourteen innings over the remainder of the season Foster began the 1992 season with the Reds but was optioned back to the triple A Nashville Sounds in the beginning of May 5 He pitched exceptionally once he returned going 0 1 with a 2 13 ERA and two saves The one loss came in his one career start against the New York Mets 6 He began the 1993 season as Rob Dibble s set up man but began experiencing arm trouble toward the end of May In one of the most notoriously strange baseball injuries Foster landed on the disabled list with an inflammation of his right shoulder after a segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in which he threw baseballs at milk bottles 7 After a monthlong trip to the DL 8 Foster returned for one appearance in June 9 After which it was learned that Foster had detached cartilage in his right shoulder and would be out for the rest of the season He had surgery and began a rehab assignment with the Reds in Spring of 1994 After suffering numerous setbacks he had a second surgery in August 10 After three brief appearances with the Chattanooga Lookouts his career was over Coaching editAfter his playing career Foster worked as a scout with the Tampa Bay Rays in 1996 He spent two years at the University of Michigan coaching a baseball camp for college students before returning to the Rays as a scout in 1999 amp 2000 In 2001 he began managing the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods Collegiate Summer Baseball League Following the 2003 season he resigned to become youth pastor at Highland Community Church in Wausau Wisconsin Foster returned to baseball in 2005 as pitching coach for the Florida Marlins Class A South Atlantic League affiliate the Greensboro Grasshoppers After two seasons as a minor league coach Foster became bullpen coach for the Florida Marlins from 2007 to 2009 moving briefly into the pitching coach job toward the end of the 2007 season 11 On October 9 2009 Foster declined the team s contract offer for the 2010 season 12 Shortly afterwards he joined the Kansas City Royals organization 13 The Royals bullpen ranked second to last in the majors in 2009 with a 5 02 ERA showed modest improvement each season since Foster grabbed the reigns 4 49 ERA in 2010 3 75 in 2011 On November 4 2014 he was hired as the pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies 14 On October 26 2021 it was announced that Foster would be named the Rockies director of pitching replacing incumbent Mark Wiley 15 Personal life editFoster is a devout Christian who while serving as youth pastor at Highland Community Church took the youth group on a missionary trip to the Dominican Republic He and his wife Cori live in Frisco Texas and have two children References edit Saunders Patrick October 26 2021 Rockies hitting coaches Jeff Salazar and Tim Doherty leaving as shakeup continues The Denver Post Steve Foster Change Your Life TheGoal com The Heart amp Soul of the World of Sports Dave Koy Steve Foster Man of Many Passions Wisconsin Christian News Foster Joins Kansas City as Bullpen Coach UT Arlington Mavericks November 1 2009 Cubs Castillo Stop Reds The Post and Courier May 10 1992 New York Mets 12 Cincinnati Reds 1 Baseball Reference com August 28 1992 Paul Hagen May 4 2012 Stranger than fiction Injuries strike in odd ways MLB com Minnesota Releases Bush Record Journal June 27 1993 San Diego Padres 2 Cincinnati Reds 0 Baseball Reference com June 26 1993 Reds Fall to Braves Portsmouth Daily Times August 9 1994 Joe Frisaro September 24 2007 Marlins announce changes to 08 staff MLB com Alden Gonzalez October 9 2009 Pair of coaches decline offers to return MLB com Dick Kaegel October 27 2009 Royals tab Foster new bullpen coach MLB com Rockies finalize 2015 coaching staff rockies com Archived from the original on November 5 2014 Rockies Revamp Staff Steve Foster to Become Organization Director of Pitching Operations Lessons from Little League and Life 2007 Sunshine Mountain Press External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Colorado Rockies coaching bio Sports Illustrated Pitchers Power Drive Steve Foster on YouTubePreceded byMike Harkey Florida Marlins Bullpen Coach2007 2009 Succeeded byReid CorneliusPreceded byJohn Mizerock Kansas City Royals Bullpen Coach2010 2012 Succeeded byDoug HenryPreceded byJim Wright Colorado Rockies Pitching Coach2015 2021 Succeeded byDarryl Scott Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Foster baseball amp oldid 1166828965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
