Doug Brocail

Doug Brocail
Brocail with the San Diego Padres
Texas Rangers – No. 46
Pitcher/ Pitching coach
Born: (1967-05-16) May 16, 1967 (age 49) Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1992, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2009, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	52–48
Earned run average	4.00
Strikeouts	642
Teams
As player San Diego Padres (1992–1994) Houston Astros (1995–1996) Detroit Tigers (1997–2000) Texas Rangers (2004–2005) San Diego Padres (2006–2007) Houston Astros (2008–2009) As coach Houston Astros (2011–2013) Corpus Christi Hooks (2014–2015) Texas Rangers (2016–present)

As player

As coach

Douglas Keith Brocail (born May 16, 1967) is a former American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. As of November 5, 2015, he is the pitching coach for the Texas Rangers.

Brocail attended Lamar High School in Lamar, Colorado where he won All-State honors in football, basketball, and baseball.

Doug was the first round draft pick of the San Diego Padres in 1986, but did not make his major league debut until 1992 because of injuries sustained in the minors. Initially a starter, Brocail went 4–13 in his first full season (1993) before being converted to relief. More arm problems kept Brocail out of the major leagues for nearly four years (2000–04).

After the Houston Astros fired pitching coach Brad Arnsberg on June 14, 2011, Brocail was named the interim pitching coach.

In October 2013, Brocail was reassigned by the Astros to the role of special assistant.

In November 2015, Brocail was offered a spot as the Texas Rangers pitching coach by Rangers manager Jeff Banister. Brocail accepted the position, replacing the departed Mike Maddux. Brocail leads a highly regarded pitching staff that is led by aces Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels in 2016.

Doug and his wife Lisa have five daughters: Taylor, McKinzie, Madisyne, Camdyn and Parker Elisabeth. The family lives in Missouri City, Texas.

On September 13, 2004, Brocail was involved in an incident at the McAfee Coliseum, when the Texas Rangers were playing the Oakland Athletics. His rookie teammate Frank Francisco, angry at a fan for heckling Brocail, hoisted a folded chair into the stands, striking a female fan and breaking her nose. Brocail would later pitch  ¹⁄₃ of an inning.