Christopher Anthony Holt (born April 19, 1979) is an American

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former

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and current

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for the

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(MLB). Married to Shana Holt with two children.

Biography

Holt attended

Saint Joseph's College of Maine Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private Catholic college in Standish, Maine. It is the only Catholic college in Maine. Saint Joseph's was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1912. The college, run by a lay and religious Board of Trustees, ...

and transferred to

Flagler College Flagler College is a private liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida. It was founded in 1968 and offers 33 undergraduate majors and one master's program. It also has a campus in Tallahassee. History Founded in 1968, the campus compri ...

, where he played

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as a

. The

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selected him in the 21st round of the

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. He played at the

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level in 2002 for the

Williamsport Crosscutters The Williamsport Crosscutters are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and play their home games at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. From 1994 to 2020, they were a ...

. Released by Pittsburgh in 2003, Holt pitched in Austria in 2004 before becoming a

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at Flagler College in 2005. He coached at

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from 2009 to 2011. He then quit his teaching job to focus on coaching full-time. Holt met Doug White of the

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organization in December 2012, which led to his hiring as a coach in the Astros organization in 2014.

Mike Elias Michael Elias (born December 28, 1982) is an American baseball executive. He is the executive vice president and general manager for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Elias graduated from the Thomas Jefferson High Sch ...

hired him for the

' organization in the 2018–19 offseason as their minor-league pitching coordinator. Holt became the Orioles' major league pitching coach in 2021, while also carrying the title of director of pitching for the entire organization.

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Living people 1979 births Baltimore Orioles coaches Major League Baseball pitching coaches Baseball players from Portland, Maine Williamsport Crosscutters players Baseball coaches from Maine {{US-baseball-bio-stub