Drew C. French (born July 19, 1984) is an American

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coach who is currently the bullpen coach for the

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(MLB).

Coaching career

French was the head coach and camp coordinator of the Austin SLAM Baseball program while he was a relief pitcher at

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. He was named a volunteer assistant at

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in 2007 and was promoted to the Crimson Tide's director of baseball operations in 2009. He was named the pitching coach at Florida International in 2011, and at Lee University in 2014. French joined the

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organization in 2016, and served as the pitching coach of the organization's Triple-A affiliate in 2019.

Atlanta Braves

French was named the bullpen coach for the

on December 18, 2020.

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* 1984 births Living people People from Seguin, Texas Sportspeople from Austin, Texas Baseball players from Texas Baseball coaches from Texas Baseball pitchers Concordia Tornados baseball players Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaches FIU Panthers baseball coaches Lee Flames baseball coaches Atlanta Braves coaches {{US-baseball-manager-stub