Matthew Blake is an American professional baseball pitching coach.
Matt Blake attended Concord High School, in Concord, New Hampshire and he was a three sport athlete, who excelled in golf, basketball, and baseball.
Matt Blake attended the College of the Holy Cross and played college baseball all four years for the Crusaders.
Matt Blake started his baseball coaching career in 2009 as the pitching coach for Lincoln-Sudbury Regional high School in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and as a pitching coordinator for Cressey Sports Performance in Hudson, Massachusetts.
Matt Blake began his career in professional baseball in 2010 as an associate scout for the New York Yankees. Matt Blake served as the pitching coach for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League during the 2015 season.
Matt Blake later joined the Cleveland Indians organization in 2015 as a lower level pitching coordinator, and later was promoted to assistant director of pitching development in 2016.
Matt Blake was hired by the Yankees as their pitching coach on November 7, 2019.
Is Matt Blake a good pitching coach?
A good portion New York Yankees’ success in 2021 has been attributed to their solid pitching coach, Matt Blake.
In fact, Matt Blake’s 2021 season with the Yankees were among the best in baseball when it comes to run prevention.
Matt Blake is an incredibly good pitching coach.