Phil Coke
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Coke with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on June 9, 2013
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| Orix Buffaloes – No. 25 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: July 19, 1982 Sonora, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 2008, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 22–27 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.19 | ||
| Strikeouts | 323 | ||
| WHIP | 1.44 | ||
| Saves | 8 | ||
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Phillip Douglas Coke (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Coke attended San Joaquin Delta College. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 49th round (1450th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 26th round (786th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, and did sign.
He began his baseball career with the GCL Yankees in 2003. By 2007, Coke had also pitched for the short season Staten Island Yankees, Class-A Charleston RiverDogs, and Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees.
He made his Double-A debut with the Trenton Thunder in 2008, going 9–4 with a 2.54 earned run average (ERA) in 23 games (20 starts). Later that year in Triple-A with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, he pitched in 13 games (starting one) and went 2–2 with a 4.67 ERA.
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