Jamie Pogue

{{Short description|Canadian baseball coach (born 1977)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jamie Pogue

|team=St. Louis Cardinals

|number=94

|position=Coach

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1977|8|17}}

|birth_place=Guelph, Ontario, Canada

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|teams=

|awards=

}}

Jamie David Pogue (born August 17, 1977) is a Canadian professional baseball coach who is an assistant coach and bullpen coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Pogue began his collegiate career at Old Dominion University, where he played college baseball for the Old Dominion Monarchs. He transferred to Southern Arkansas University for his senior year and played for the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. In his senior year, he was named All-Gulf South Conference.{{cite web|url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/sports/southern_arkansas_sports/article_898f700c-3a5c-11e1-98b1-001871e3ce6c.html |title=Former SAU player Jamie Pogue new bullpen catcher for Cardinals - Magnolia Reporter - Magnolia, Arkansas News: Southern Arkansas University Sports |publisher=Magnolia Reporter |date=January 9, 2012 |access-date=February 25, 2014}} He played minor league baseball for nine seasons. He spent three years in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization, and the other six in independent league baseball. Pogue retired as a player in 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/12/fallout-follows-farrells-pinch-hits |title=Fallout follows Farrell's pinch-hits | Baseball | Sports |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=February 25, 2014}}

Pogue served as the bullpen catcher for the United States national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. In 2012, Pogue became a bullpen catcher for the Cardinals.{{cite web|last=Brudnicki |first=Alexis |url=http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/articles/jamie-pogue-squatting-in-big-league-bullpens/ |title=Jamie Pogue squatting in big-league bullpens |publisher=Canadian Baseball Network |date=August 22, 2012 |access-date=February 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305225756/http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/articles/jamie-pogue-squatting-in-big-league-bullpens/ |archive-date=March 5, 2014 }} In the middle of the 2023 season, he transitioned to an assistant coach and bullpen coach, serving the latter with Julio Rangel.{{Cite web |last=Hebel |first=Alli |date=December 11, 2023 |title=St. Louis Cardinals announce 2024 coaching staff |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/mlb/stl-cardinals/st-louis-cardinals-2024-coaching-staff/63-68e5880d-6321-4ae2-adff-d1b1e7eaf3fb |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=KSDK}}

Personal life

Pogue and his wife, Jeanne, have three daughters, Selena, Madyson, and Skylinn.

See also

References

{{reflist}}