Thomas Anthony Dettore, Jr. (born November 17, 1947 in

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) is a former

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for the Pittsburgh Pirates () and Chicago Cubs (–). From –, Dettore was a pitching coach in the Pirates minor league system. He then became the Pirates minor league pitching coordinator. On January 13, , he was named the pitching coach for the Double-A

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in the

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organization. After the 2009 season, he was named the pitching coach for the Class-A Advanced

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of the California League.

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