Getting To Know the Manager and Coaches – Matt Blake (Pitching Coach)

by Paul Semendinger

March 8, 2021

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What follows are some interesting, fun, and random facts, etc. regarding Matt Blake:

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This will be Matt Blake’s second season as the Yankees’ pitching coach.

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Matt Blake attended the College of the Holy Cross graduating in 2007.

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While he played college baseball, Matt Blake never played baseball professionally.

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The Yankees are Matt Blake’s first big league coaching position

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The only other Major League organization, Matt Blake has been part of has been the Cleveland Indians where he worked from 2016 to 2019.

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Prior to joining the Cleveland Organization, Matt Blake served as the Pitching Coordinator for Cressey Sports performance.

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In 2015, Matt Blake was coaching a high school team in Sudbury, Massachusetts. (Talk about a quick rise to the bigs!)

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Matt Blake did scouting work with the Yankees beginning as early as 2009. (He’s been on the team’s radar for a long time.)

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Matt Blake still resides in Cleveland.

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Before hiring Blake, the Yankees interviewed, among others, David Cone, to be considered for the pitching coach position.

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