William Collazo (born November 7, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former

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. During the 2007 season, he appeared in six games for the

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(MLB). Since 2016, Collazo has worked as a minor league pitching coach in the

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organization. Collazo graduated from

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florid ...

, where he went 13–1 as a senior and helped his team to the

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tournament. He was drafted by the

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in the 10th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. Collazo played for the Braves,

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, and New York Mets organizations. He was called up to the Mets on September 1, , and made his major league debut on September 5, 2007, against the Cincinnati Reds. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins. He last played in the

organization from 2010 to 2012. Collazo was the pitching coach for the Short Season-A

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in 2016. On January 19, 2017, he was promoted to be the pitching coach for the Class-A

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. In July 2019, Collazo was named the pitching coach at FIU. He was let go by FIU after the 2022 season.

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