Pete Maki
{{Short description|American baseball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Pete Maki
|image= Pete Maki of the Twins.png
|position=Pitching coach
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|team=Minnesota Twins
|number=88
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|7|29}}
|birth_place=Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
|teams=
As coach
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2021}}–present)
}}
Pete Maki (born July 29, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach who is the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.
Early life and playing career
Maki graduated from Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Connecticut.{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2020 |title=Ex-Chief Maki leads Twins' minor league pitching program | Republican American Archives |url=https://archives.rep-am.com/2020/04/08/ex-chief-maki-leads-twins-minor-league-pitching-program/ |publisher=Archives.rep-am.com |accessdate=January 27, 2021}} He enrolled at Franklin & Marshall College, where he played college baseball as a relief pitcher. He graduated in 2004.
Coaching career
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Maki served as the pitching coach for the New Haven Chargers for two years,{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2013 |title=Woodbury's Maki pitches into his Ivy League coaching career | Republican American Archives |url=https://archives.rep-am.com/2013/12/23/woodburys-maki-pitches-into-his-ivy-league-coaching-career/ |publisher=Archives.rep-am.com |accessdate=January 27, 2021}} then coached for the Columbia Lions from 2008 to 2015, and became an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils in 2015.[https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/article27966472.html The News and Observer] (subscription required)
Maki joined the Minnesota Twins organization as their minor league pitching coordinator after the 2017 season.{{Cite web |last=Velle |first=La |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Duke pitching coach to be Twins minor league pitching coordinator |url=https://www.startribune.com/duke-pitching-coach-pete-maki-to-be-twins-minor-league-pitching-coordinator/462321193/ |publisher=StarTribune.com |accessdate=January 27, 2021}} The Twins promoted him to their major league coaching staff for the 2021 season.{{Cite web |last=Do-Hyoung Park |date=January 19, 2021 |title=Toby Gardenhire to manage Triple-A St. Paul Saints |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/toby-gardenhire-to-manage-triple-a-st-paul-saints |work=MLB.com |accessdate=January 27, 2021}} On June 27, 2022, Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson announced his departure from the team. The Twins announced that Maki will "play a major role" in fulfilling the pitching coach duties.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34158198/wes-johnson-calls-decision-join-lsu-tigers-very-tough-minnesota-twins-adjust-unique-season-transition | title=Johnson: Leaving Twins for LSU 'toughest thing' | date=June 27, 2022 }} On July 1, 2022, the Twins announced that Maki would be the full-time pitching coach for the remainder of the season.{{cite web | url=https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/mlb/twins/twins-new-pitching-coach/89-9769530c-b001-4e73-ab7b-59303b2bc2f4 | title=Twins announce new pitching coach | date=July 2022 }}
Personal life
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Category:People from Woodbury, Connecticut
Category:Sportspeople from Litchfield County, Connecticut
Category:Franklin & Marshall Diplomats baseball players
Category:New Haven Chargers baseball coaches
Category:Columbia Lions baseball coaches
Category:Duke Blue Devils baseball coaches
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