Pete Maki (born July 29, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach who is the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.
| Pete Maki | |
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| Minnesota Twins – No. 88 | |
| Pitching coach | |
| Born: July 29, 1982 Lufkin, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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As coach
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Early life and playing career
editMaki graduated from Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Connecticut.[1] He enrolled at Franklin & Marshall College, where he played college baseball as a relief pitcher. He graduated in 2004.[2]
Coaching career
editMaki served as the pitching coach for the New Haven Chargers for two years,[3] then coached for the Columbia Lions from 2008 to 2015, and became an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils in 2015.[4]
Maki joined the Minnesota Twins organization as their minor league pitching coordinator after the 2017 season.[2] The Twins promoted him to their major league coaching staff for the 2021 season.[5] On June 27, 2022, Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson announced his departure from the team. The Twins announced that Maki will "play a major role" in fulfilling the pitching coach duties.[6] On July 1, 2022, the Twins announced that Maki would be the full-time pitching coach for the remainder of the season.[7]
Personal life
editMaki and his wife have three children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ex-Chief Maki leads Twins' minor league pitching program | Republican American Archives". Archives.rep-am.com. April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Velle, La (December 6, 2017). "Duke pitching coach to be Twins minor league pitching coordinator". StarTribune.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Woodbury's Maki pitches into his Ivy League coaching career | Republican American Archives". Archives.rep-am.com. December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ The News and Obsrver (subscription required)
- ^ Do-Hyoung Park (January 19, 2021). "Toby Gardenhire to manage Triple-A St. Paul Saints". MLB.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Johnson: Leaving Twins for LSU 'toughest thing'". June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Twins announce new pitching coach". July 2022.
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