Doug White (baseball)

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Doug White is an American professional baseball coach. He has coached for the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.

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Career

White worked for the St. Louis Cardinals organization as a minor league pitching coach for five years. In 2013, White joined the Astros' organization as the pitching coach for the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. White spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as a roving pitching instructor in the Astros' minor league system. In 2016, the Astros promoted White to minor league pitching coordinator. [1] After the 2017 season, the Astros named White their major league bullpen coach. [2]

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The Tri-City ValleyCats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Troy, New York. They play in the New York–Penn League (NYPL) as the Class A Short Season affiliate of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club. The Tri-City name refers to the three nearby cities of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy which make up New York State's Capital District. Beginning play in 2002, the ValleyCats are the Capital Region's longest-tenured professional sports organization. They play their games at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium which opened in 2002 on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College. They won the NYPL championship in 2010, 2013, and 2018.

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References

  1. Dunsmore, Ryan (October 23, 2015). "Astros announce 2016 minor league staff". The Crawfish Boxes. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. Kaplan, Jake. "Rich Dauer set to retire; Alex Cintron promoted to Astros' first base coach - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.