Matthew Blake (born May 14, 1985) is an American

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. He is the

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for the

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of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Blake attended Concord High School in

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. Blake was a three sport athlete. He excelled in golf, basketball, and baseball. Blake attended the

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest ...

, and played

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all four years for the Crusaders. Blake graduated from Holy Cross with degrees in psychology and philosophy. Blake started his baseball coaching career in 2009 as the pitching coach for

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (LSRHS or L-S) is a public regional high school in Sudbury, Massachusetts, with a 99% graduation-rate. The school was founded in 1954, and the building was replaced prior to the 2004–2005 academic year, wit ...

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, and as a pitching coordinator for ''Cressey Sports Performance'' in Hudson, Massachusetts. Blake began his career in professional baseball in 2010 as an associate scout for the

. He served as the pitching coach for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the

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during the 2015 season. He joined the

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organization in 2015 as a lower level pitching coordinator, and later was promoted to assistant director of pitching development in 2016. The

hired Blake as their pitching coach on November 7, 2019. After the 2022 season, Blake signed a new three-year contract with the Yankees.https://nypost.com/2022/12/22/yankees-matt-blake-back-with-a-lot-of-things-left-to-finish/

References

External links

Holy Cross Crusaders bio
* : Living people Baseball coaches from New Hampshire Baseball players from New Hampshire Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball pitching coaches New York Yankees coaches New York Yankees scouts Holy Cross Crusaders baseball players College of the Holy Cross alumni Cape Cod Baseball League coaches Minor league baseball coaches 1985 births {{US-baseball-bio-stub