Doug Drabek
Doug Drabek was born in Victoria, Texas, United States on July 25th, 1962 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 62, Doug Drabek biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Douglas Dean Drabek (born July 25, 1962) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher and current Pitching Coach for the Jackson Generals.
Between 1986 and 1998, he competed for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles.
Drabek batted and threw right-handed.
He is the pitching coach for the Double A Jackson Generals.
In 1990, he was recognized for his fluid pitching motion and sound mechanics.
Early life
Drabek was born in Victoria, Texas. He attended St. Joseph High School in Victoria, where he competed football and baseball. In the 4th round of the June 1980 MLB Draft, Dr. Bebek was drafted by the Cleveland Indians, but he did not sign. He later attended the University of Houston and spent three seasons with the Cougars baseball team. Drabek was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the June 1983 MLB Draft during his junior years and signed on June 11.
Retirement and personal life
Drabek, a retired coach, coached his son's Little League and select league teams, often showing them how to bat at a faster pace and with their personal pitching equipment so as to gain a leg advantage over the other little league teams. Dr. Bruce returned to professional baseball in 2010 after serving as the pitching coach for the Yakima Bears in the short-season Class A Northwest League. Dr. Brentk was promoted to the pitching coach for the Visalia Rawhide in the Class A California League on December 13, 2010.
Drabek is married to Kristy and has three children; sons Justin (born 1986) and Kyle (born 1989) and daughter Kelsey (born 1991). Justin spent time in uniball. Kyle was a starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Dr. Andrew Drabek was named as the Pitching coach for the AA Jackson Generals in February 2018. In 2019, he was the pitching coach for the Amarillo Sod Poodles.
Career
After signing with the White Sox, Drabek was assigned to the Niagara Falls Sox in the short-season New York-Penn League where he finished 6–7 with a 3.67 ERA in 16 games with 103 strikeouts in 103+2⁄3 innings. After pitching one game for the Class A Appleton, Drabek was promoted to the AA Glens Falls White Sox and was 12–5 with a 2.24 ERA. On 13 August, he was traded to the New York Yankees along with Kevin Hickey to complete an earlier deal made on July 18 for Roy Smalley. Drabek then spent the rest of the 1984 season at AA Nashville. In 1985, Drabek returned to AA and spent the entire season at Albany-Colonie in the Eastern League and finished with a 13–7 record with a 2.99 ERA with 153 strikeouts in 192+2⁄3 innings. After starting the 1986 season at AAA Columbus, Drabek made his Major League debut on May 30, coming in relief for starter Joe Niekro in a 6–3 loss to the Oakland Athletics. He would spend the rest of the season with the Yankees, appearing in 27 games (21 starts) and go 7–8 with a 4.10 ERA. Following the season, he was traded with Logan Easley and Brian Fisher to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Pat Clements.
Drabek enjoyed his best years with Pittsburgh, from 1987 to 1992, during which time he regularly pitched over 230 innings and consistently finished in the top 10 in the National League ERA race. He went 22–6 with a 2.76 ERA in 1990 en route to winning the National League Cy Young Award and leading the Pirates to the postseason (where they lost in the NLCS to the Cincinnati Reds). His 22 wins that year were a league high; it was also 7 more wins than his previous single-season mark. On August 3, 1990, while with the Pirates, Drabek had a no-hitter broken up by a Sil Campusano single with two out in the ninth. The hit was the only one Drabek would allow in defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 11–0.
Drabek signed as a free agent after the 1992 season with the Houston Astros. Despite a solid 3.79 ERA and playing for a rising team, he posted a 9–18 record and led the National League in losses. He improved in the strike-shortened 1994 season to 12–6 with a 2.84 ERA, and was named an All-Star for the first and only time in his career.
When play resumed after the players' strike in 1995, however, he was unable to maintain his success and retired after the 1998 season, having compiled a 35–40 record over his final four seasons.