Report: Yankees to hire Indians' Matt Blake as new pitching coach

11/08/2019 11:02 AM ET

By YESNetwork.com

Brian Cashman and the Yankees have reportedly found their new pitching coach.(AP)

The Yankees will reportedly hire Indians director of pitching Matt Blake as their next pitching coach, Mark Feinsand first reported.

Blake has been with the Indians since 2015 and spent time as a scout for the Yankees before that.

In Blake's four years in Cleveland, he coached numerous All-Stars and aided the team's strong pitching development.

He's reportedly earned rave reviews from numerous pitchers in baseball, including former Indian Trevor Bauer:

The Yankees primarily looked at younger coaches in their search, such as the University of Michigan's Chris Fetter and Arkansas' Matt Hobbs. They also interviewed current YES analyst David Cone, who pitched for the Yankees from 1995-2000.

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Nov 8, 2019 -- 3:42PM, GottaGoToMo wrote:

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Meet Matt Blake the Yankees new 2020 MLB Pitching Coach

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Matt Blake is an American Professional Baseball Coach. He is the now MLB Pitching Coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Blake attended Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire. Blake attended the College of the Holy Cross, he played college baseball all 4 years for the Crusaders. Blake graduated from Holy Cross with degrees in Psychology and Philosophy.

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. Blake began his career in professional baseball in 2010 as an associate scout for the New York Yankees. He served as the pitching coach for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League during the 2015 season. He joined the Cleveland Indians organization in 2015 as a lower level Pitching Coordinator, and later he was promoted to Assistant Director of Pitching Development in 2016.

Report: Yankees to hire Indians' Matt Blake as new pitching coach

Meet Matt Blake the Yankees new 2020 MLB Pitching Coach

Matt Blake is an American Professional Baseball Coach. He is the now MLB Pitching Coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Blake attended Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire. Blake attended the College of the Holy Cross, he played college baseball all 4 years for the Crusaders. Blake graduated from Holy Cross with degrees in Psychology and Philosophy.

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