Justin Pope
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Justin Lee Pope (born November 8, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher, coach, and manager. He is currently the pitching coach of the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League - Class A. Pope played college baseball for the University of Central Florida, where he was a First Team All-American. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, Pope played professionally in minor league baseball for the Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations without reaching Major League Baseball. After ending his playing career, Pope served as a coach in the Yankees farm system. On January 26, 2008 Justin wed Kimberly Ann Helscel of Miami, Florida. They currently reside in Tampa, Florida.
Pope grew up in Lake Worth, Florida. His father built a baseball field on their five-acre family home when Pope was seven years old. His little league baseball team practiced on the field.
Pope attended Palm Beach Lakes Community High School in West Palm Beach, Florida. As a junior, he was named the Sun-Sentinel's large-school player of the year. Redistricting after his junior year moved Pope's Lake Worth home into the district of Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida. Though he initially wanted to return to Palm Beach Lakes, his baseball coach left for another school, and Pope decided to enroll at Wellington for his senior season.
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