| Chris Hook | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Hook with theWisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2011 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 84 | |
| Relief pitcher /Pitching coach | |
| Born: (1968-08-04)August 4, 1968 (age 57) San Diego, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1995, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1996, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–2 |
| Earned run average | 5.89 |
| Strikeouts | 44 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Christopher Wayne Hook (born August 4, 1968) is an American former professionalbaseballrelief pitcher who is thepitching coach for theMilwaukee Brewers ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for theSan Francisco Giants.
Chris Hook made his major league debut on April 30, 1995, against theFlorida Marlins. He pitched one and two thirds of an inning, giving up onehit and onerun. Overall, for the 1995 season, he had a 5–1 record with a 5.50earned run average (ERA). In 1996, he made 10 appearances, which resulted in oneloss and a 7.43 ERA.[1]
From 2004 to 2007, he was the pitching coach, as well as manager of baseball operations for theFlorence Freedom of the independentFrontier League. In February 2008, Hook announced he was leaving the Freedom to become pitching coach for theDouble-A affiliate of theMilwaukee Brewers, theHuntsville Stars. Through the 2009 and 2011 seasons, Hook became the pitching coach for the Single-A affiliate of theMilwaukee Brewers, theWisconsin Timber Rattlers. During the 2011-2012 offseason, it was announced Hook would return to Double-A Huntsville once more as pitching coach. He served as the Brewers' Double-A pitching coach through 2017, then as the Brewers' roving minor league pitching coordinator in 2018.[2]
Hook was hired as theMilwaukee Brewers' pitching coach on November 19, 2018.[2]
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| Preceded by | Milwaukee Brewerspitching coach 2019-present | Succeeded by Incumbent |