David Richard Borkowski (born February 7, 1977) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher He began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career in 1999 with the

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, and briefly appeared with the Baltimore Orioles in 2004. From 2006–2008, he played for the

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. Borkowski spent part of the 2009 season in the

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organization but did not get the call. In 2018, he became the pitching coach for the

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. He was promoted to pitching coach for the Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2022.

High school years

Borkowski attended

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and was a letterman in basketball and baseball.

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