Mike Maddux

Michael Ausley Maddux (born August 27, 1961) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher.

He is the pitching coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He played in MLB for nine teams, over 15 seasons, and coached for four teams following his playing career.

Maddux played in MLB from through for the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, and Houston Astros.

Except for the Phillies, for whom he played during the first four seasons of his career, he never played more than two seasons for any team.

Maddux has served as pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals.

Teams that hired him subsequently allowed fewer runs to score.

While he coached for the Rangers, the pitching staff posted season earned run averages (ERA) lower than 4.00 for the first time since, doing so for four consecutive seasons.

The Nationals hired him after the season, and the Cardinals hired him after the season.

He is the older brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux.

Maddux was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1961 to Dave and Linda Maddux.

His father, Dave, served in the United States Air Force.

The family moved to Taiwan when Mike was a toddler, and also spent time living in San Angelo, Texas, North Dakota, California, Madrid, Indiana, and eventually Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mike's younger brother, Greg, was born in San Angelo in 1966.

Beginning at the age of ten, Maddux received instruction in pitching from former Major League Baseball scout Ralph Meder.

Maddux attended Rancho High School in Las Vegas.

The Cincinnati Reds selected him in the 36th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign with the Reds.

He enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he played college baseball for the UTEP Miners.

The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the fifth round of the 1982 MLB draft.

He began the 1986 season with the Portland Beavers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, and was promoted to the major leagues on May 30.

He had a 7.84 earned run average (ERA) in five starts and was demoted to Portland on July 4.

After pitching to a 2.09 ERA in five starts, the Phillies recalled him on August 1.

On September 29, he started a game against his brother Greg, who was also a rookie, pitching for the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs defeated the Phillies.

After the 1989 season, the Phillies released Maddux, and he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Granted free agency after the 1990 season, he contacted each team in seeking a tryout, which resulted in the San Diego Padres signing him.

Maddux won a spot with the Padres as a relief pitcher.

After the 1992 season, the Padres traded Maddux to the New York Mets for Roger Mason and Mike Freitas.

He signed a two-year contract with the Mets, worth $2.375 million.

Granted free agency after the 1994 season, Maddux signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pirates released him on May 16.

He signed with the Boston Red Sox on May 30, and then re-signed with the Red Sox as a free agent that offseason.

The Red Sox released Maddux before the 1997 season, and he signed with the Seattle Mariners, who released him on July 23.

The Padres signed him on August 19, but he did not pitch in the majors for the Padres that year.

A free agent again, Maddux signed with the Montreal Expos, who released him on April 15, 1999.

On April 24, he signed with the Dodgers.

He signed with the Houston Astros for the 2000 season, but pitched to a 6.26 ERA and was released on July 5.

During a 15-year baseball career, Maddux compiled 39 wins, 564 strikeouts, and a 4.05 ERA.

After he retired as a player, Maddux became a pitching coach in Minor League Baseball for the Houston Astros organization, first with the Round Rock Express.

Beginning in 2003, Maddux spent six seasons as the pitching coach for the major league Milwaukee Brewers.