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Craig Driver (born September 21, 1988) is an American
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who most recently was the game strategy and catching coach for the
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of
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(MLB).


Career

Driver attended
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in
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,
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, where he played baseball and basketball for the Raiders. Driver played four years of
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as a
catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...
; first at Columbia Basin College for one year, and then at the
University of Puget Sound The University of Puget Sound (UPS or Puget Sound) is a private university in Tacoma, Washington. The university draws approximately 2,600 students from 44 states and 16 countries. It offers 1,200 courses each year in more than 50 traditional an ...
for his final three years. Driver began his coaching career at the University of Puget Sound, serving as a catching coach, first base coach, and recruiter for the 2011–2012 season. Driver spent the 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 seasons at Central Washington University as a graduate assistant coach. He returned to Puget Sound for the 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 seasons as the athletic recruitment coordinator and head assistant coach. Driver then spent the 2016–2017 season at
Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...
, serving as their catching coach. Driver began his professional coaching career with the
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, serving as their bullpen catcher and receiving coach in 2018 and 2019. Driver was hired by the
Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
as their first base and catching coach prior to the 2020 season. Driver currently works in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as a catching and bullpen coach.


Personal life

Driver graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in business and a minor in mathematics, and completed a master's degree in athletic administration at Central Washington University.


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Philadelphia Phillies coach bioYale Bulldogs bioPuget Sound Loggers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Driver, Craig Living people Baseball coaches from Washington (state) Baseball players from Washington (state) Baseball catchers Major League Baseball bullpen catchers Philadelphia Phillies coaches Columbia Basin Hawks baseball players Puget Sound Loggers baseball players Puget Sound Loggers baseball coaches Central Washington Wildcats baseball coaches Yale Bulldogs baseball coaches University of Puget Sound alumni Central Washington University alumni 1988 births