Paul David Abbott (born September 15, 1967) is an American former

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pitcher. He was a part of the 2001 Seattle Mariners team who tied the

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(MLB) record for the most wins in a season, with Abbott compiling a 17–4

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. He has one of the highest lifetime winning percentages as a Mariner (.679). Since 2010, he has worked as a minor league pitching coach for the

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organization. A native of

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, Abbott attended

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, Fullerton, California, and played professional baseball for 21 consecutive years (1985–2005), including service in minor league and independent league baseball. He threw and batted right-handed. During his playing days, Abbott stood tall, weighing .

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

Abbott began his professional career in the Minnesota Twins farm system, first with the Rookie-Level Elizabethton Twins in . With Elizabethton, Abbott went 1-5 with a 6.94 ERA in 10 games, all starts. His next season, Abbott was promoted to the Class-A

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of the

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. In , Abbott went 6-10 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 games, 15 starts. He continued to pitch for Kenosha in as he went 13-6 with a 3.65 ERA in 26 games, 25 starts/ In , Abbot continued to play in Class-A, this time with the

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of the California League. He went 11-9 with a 4.18 ERA in 28 games, all starts. Abbott also pitched 171 innings pitched, the most in his Minor league career. In Abbott was promoted to the Double-A

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of the Southern League. He went 9-3 with a 4.37 ERA in 17 games, all starts. Abbott began the season with the Triple-A

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of the Pacific Coast League. He went 5-14 with a 4.56 ERA in 23 games, all starts. He was called up to the Minnesota Twins on August 21, . He went 0-5 with 25 strikeouts and a 5.97 ERA in seven games, all starts.

Golden Baseball League

In , Abbott played for the Independent

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and Fullerton Flyers in the

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Coaching career

Abbott has worked for the Red Sox in their farm system since 2010. On December 22, 2010, he was named pitching coach of the

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, Short-Season Class A affiliate of the

, for the 2011 season. He had been an assistant baseball coach at

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and pitching coach for the

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of the

. He has a son named Trent Abbott who attended Troy High School and played baseball for Fullerton College and he was drafted by Oakland Athletics in the 36th round of the

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. Abbot has also coached East Fullerton Little League teams for his younger son. In January 2018, Abbott joined the Double-A

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as their pitching coach. In January 2020, he was named pitching coach of the Triple-A

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