Preston Claiborne

9+2⁄3 innings pitched. Claiborne elected free agency following the season on November 2. ^[23]

Post–playing career

Claiborne was named pitching coach of the Hudson Valley Renegades High-A affiliate for the New York Yankees in 2023. He was named pitching coach of the Tampa Tarpons, the Yankees' Single-A affiliate, for the 2024 season.

On January 21, 2025, the Yankees added Claiborne to their major league coaching staff under the role of assistant pitching coach. ^[24]

Personal life

The first time Claiborne attended a baseball game, which featured the visiting Yankees playing the Texas Rangers, his father encouraged him to play with the "class and respect" of a Yankee. His father died of a stroke during Claiborne's sophomore year at Tulane. ^[1] He contributes to a website, TheCupCheck.com, which is run by minor league baseball players to give other minor leaguers tips on how to handle life in professional baseball. The Wall Street Journal called Claiborne "one of the site's most prolific contributors." ^[25]

References

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External links

• Baseball portal

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Tulane Green Wave bio
• preston claiborne on Twitter

Preston Claiborne
Claiborne with the New York Yankees
New York Yankees – No. 79
Pitcher/Assistant pitching coach
Born: (1988-01-21) January 21, 1988 (age 37) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 5, 2013, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 26, 2017, for the Texas Rangers

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