Mark Strittmatter
| Mark Strittmatter | |
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| Chicago Cubs – No. 81 | |
| Catcher / Coach | |
| Born: April 4, 1969 Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1998, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1998, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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As coach
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Mark Arthur Strittmatter (born April 4, 1969) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies in 1998 as a catcher. He is the catching coach for the Chicago Cubs.
College
[edit]Strittmatter played college baseball at the County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey, for two years before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he helped lead the VCU Rams to the Metro Conference championship in 1992.[1]
Playing career
[edit]The Colorado Rockies selected Strittmatter in the 1992 MLB draft.[2] He made his professional debut that year with the Bend Rockies.[3] Strittmatter spent most of his playing career in the minor leagues (1992–2000).[4]
The Rockies promoted Strittmatter to the major leagues to make his debut on September 3, 1998, when Jeff Reed was injured.[3] He was in the major leagues for 27 days and went hitless in four total at bats in four games.[5]
In August 2000, the Rockies traded Strittmatter to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later.[2] He played for the Padres organization in 2000 before retiring.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Strittmatter served as the Rockies' bullpen catcher from 2003 to 2010. He joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a coach in 2011.[3]
The Chicago Cubs hired Strittmatter as their catching coach before the 2024 season.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Strittmatter and his wife, Katie, have two children, son Sean and daughter Emily.[1] Katie has Parkinson's disease.[3] He helps out with youth baseball players as a part of his foundation for youth.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mark Strittmatter #59". pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Sun, Victoria (August 22, 2000). "'Last original Rockie' has mixed emotions on being traded to LV". Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ a b c d e "Mark Strittmatter a Rockie for life". April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Mark Strittmatter Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ ""Stritty" a bullpen fixture". The Denver Post. September 3, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/2024/01/02/cubs-counsell-coaches/7922df8a-a9e2-11ee-bc8c-7319480da4f9_story.html [bare URL]
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Major League Baseball bullpen catchers
- Colorado Rockies players
- VCU Rams baseball players
- Sportspeople from Huntington, New York
- Baseball players from Suffolk County, New York
- Bend Rockies players
- Central Valley Rockies players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- New Haven Ravens players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Morris Titans baseball players