Mack Donald Jenkins (born April 22, 1965) is a former

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for the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

. Jenkins was a minor league baseball pitcher in the Reds organization from 1986 through 1988. He was the winning pitcher in the game that ended the longest winning streak in the history of professional baseball. Jenkins served as pitching coach for the

Louisville Bats The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named in dual reference to the bat, win ...

of the Triple-A

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. He was named assistant pitching coach of the Reds in 2012. On July 4, 2016 Jenkins was named pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds replacing Mark Riggins. He was fired on April 19, 2018, along with manager

Bryan Price Bryan Roberts Price (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional baseball coach and manager. Price was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds of MLB, from 2014 through 2018. After pitching in the minor leagues, Price has served as the ...

, due to poor pitching.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Mack 1965 births Living people Minor league baseball coaches Gulf Coast Reds players Billings Mustangs players Greensboro Hornets players Cedar Rapids Reds players Cincinnati Reds coaches Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida