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Pete Woodworth
Seattle Mariners – No. 32
Pitching coach
Born: (1988-07-29) July 29, 1988 (age 36)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
As coach

Pete Graham Woodworth (born July 29, 1988) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Woodworth attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Woodworth attended the University of South Florida for one year, before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast University. He played four years of college baseball for FGC and graduated with a bachelor's degree in History.[1]

Woodworth went undrafted in the 2010 MLB draft, and signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. He spent his only professional season playing for the GCL Rays in 2010. Woodworth returned to Florida Gulf Coast as a volunteer assistant coach for the team from August 2011 until February 2012.[2] He then rejoined the Tampa Bay organization as an area scout. He then served as the pitching coach for Nova Southeastern University in 2014.[3] Woodworth returned to Florida Gulf Coast and served as their pitching coach in 2015 and 2016.[4]

Woodworth was hired by the Seattle Mariners organization on June 22, 2016, to be the pitching coach for the Clinton LumberKings for the remainder of that season.[5] He served as the Modesto Nuts pitching coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He was the Arkansas Travelers pitching coach in 2019.[6] He was named the 2019 Texas League Coach of the Year.[7]

On November 7, 2019, Woodworth was named the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners.[8]

References

  1. ^ Grant McQueenie (February 18, 2014). "Assistant Coach's Corner: Pete Woodworth". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pete Woodworth coach bio". Florida Gulf Coast University. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baseball Hires Woodworth As New Pitching Coach". Nova Southeastern Sharks. August 9, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Matt Shipley (August 21, 2014). "FGCU Alum Woodworth Returns to Coach Pitching Staff". eaglenews.org. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Greg Mroz (June 22, 2016). "Pete Woodworth Named New LumberKings Pitching Coach". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mariners announce Minor League coaching staff for 2019 season". MLB.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Arkansas Travelers (August 29, 2019). "Pete Woodworth Voted League Coach of the Year". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Greg Johns (November 7, 2019). "Mariners unveil 2020 coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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