Michael Dana Butcher (born May 10, 1965) is an American

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and

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. He played in

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for the

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from to . He served as the pitching coach for the

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in 2006, for the Angels from 2007 through 2015, and was previously the pitching coach for the

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Career

Butcher graduated from United Township High School in

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in 1983. attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, OK. He was drafted by the

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in the 4th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He signed with the

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after being drafted in the 2nd round of the 1986 June Secondary draft. Butcher was released by the Royals in 1988 and then signed as a free agent with the

, with whom he made his Major League debut in 1992. Butcher played his final Major League game in 1995, although he pitched in the

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' and Angels' organizations until 1998. Butcher served as the pitching coach for the

in 2006, and joined the Angels as their pitching coach in 2007. The Angels announced that Butcher would not be returning as the team pitching coach following the 2015 season. Prior to the 2016 season he was hired by the

to be their pitching coach.Diamondbacks name Mike Butcher pitching coach
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1965 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Appleton Foxes players Arizona Diamondbacks coaches Baseball City Royals players Baseball players from Iowa Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players California Angels players Edmonton Trappers players Eugene Emeralds players Fort Myers Royals players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball pitching coaches Los Angeles Angels coaches Midland Angels players Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen baseball players Palm Springs Angels players Quad Cities Angels players Sportspeople from Davenport, Iowa Tacoma Rainiers players Tampa Bay Devil Rays coaches Vancouver Canadians players {{US-baseball-manager-stub