Blake Doyle (born January 26, 1954) is an American former

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player and

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. He was the hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies from 2013 to 2016. Doyle was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

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out of

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. He played in the minors until 1980 for the Orioles and Cincinnati Reds organizations. He was named the Rockies hitting coach on November 26, 2013. He was fired after the 2016 season. His older brother, Denny and his twin brother

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, both played in Major League Baseball. In 1978, the three established the Doyle Baseball Camp located in

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. The camp has graduated many current Major League Baseball Players and is based at the Detroit Tigers Spring Training Facility, where they hold many camp sessions per year. Blake Doyle now leading candidate for Rockies hitting instructor job
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Blake 1954 births Living people Bluefield Orioles players Lodi Lions players Miami Orioles players Asheville Orioles players Charlotte O's players Rochester Red Wings players Indianapolis Indians players Colorado Rockies (baseball) coaches People from Hart County, Kentucky