Drew C. French (born July 19, 1984) is an American professional

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coach who is currently the pitching coach for the

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(MLB).

Coaching career

French was the head coach and camp coordinator of the Austin SLAM Baseball program while he was a relief pitcher at

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. He was named a volunteer assistant at

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in 2007 and was promoted to the Crimson Tide's director of baseball operations in 2009. In the summer of 2009, he served as the pitching coach for the North Fork Ospreys of the

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. French was named the pitching coach at Florida International in 2011, and at

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in 2014. French joined the

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organization in 2016, and served as the pitching coach of the organization's Triple-A affiliate in 2019.

Atlanta Braves

French was named the

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coach for the

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on December 18, 2020.

Baltimore Orioles

On November 29, 2023, French was hired by the

to serve as the team's pitching coach.

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* 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Seguin, Texas Baseball players from Austin, Texas Baseball coaches from Texas Baseball pitchers Concordia Tornados baseball players Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaches FIU Panthers baseball coaches Lee Flames baseball coaches Atlanta Braves coaches {{US-baseball-manager-stub