Ethan Russell Katz (born July 4, 1983) is an American professional

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, and former minor league baseball player. He is the pitching coach for the

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(MLB). Prior to that, Katz served as the assistant pitching coach of the

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in the 2020 season. He attended

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, and then Sacramento State for

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Playing career

Katz was born in

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. Katz is of

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background. He attended

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. There, he was All-City, League MVP, and All-League. He was drafted by the

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in the 47th round of the

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, but did not sign. Instead he attended

for one season, before transferring to Sacramento State for two seasons of

. He was drafted by the

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in the 26th round of the

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. Katz played in the Rockies organization from 2005 through 2008. In 2005 with the

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of the Class A-

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he was 4–1 with a 2.35 ERA in 21 games (7 starts). In 2006 back with the Dust Devils he was 4–4 with a 2.15 ERA in 29 games (one start), and with the

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of the Class A

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he was 2–0 with a 6.05 ERA in 11 relief appearances. In 2007, back with the Tourists he was 3–2 with a 2.96 ERA in 19 relief appearances. He split 2008 between the Dust Devils, for whom he was 0–0 with a 1.08 ERA in 8 relief appearances, and the Tourists, for whom he was 0–0 with a 3.00 ERA in 14 relief appearances. He then played for the

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of the

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in 2009, for whom he was 1–3 with a 6.75 ERA in 27 relief appearances.

Coaching career

Katz's first coaching position was as the pitching coach at

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, from September 2009 to July 2013, where he helped coach future major league pitchers

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, and Jack Flaherty. He served as the pitching coach for the collegiate summer baseball league

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of the

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for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He joined the

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organization, and served as the pitching coach for the

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in 2013 and for the Class A

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of the Class A

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in 2014 and 2015. Katz then spent the 2016 through 2018 seasons as a pitching coach in the

organization, in 2016 for the

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of the Class A+ California League, where he was named Coach of the Year, and in 2017–18 for the

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of the Class AA

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. Katz was hired by the

and served as their assistant minor league pitching coordinator in 2019. On December 11, 2019, Katz was promoted by the Giants to be their assistant pitching coach. On November 12, 2020, Katz was hired by the

to be their pitching coach. Katz was referred to the White Sox by star pitcher

, who played for Katz at

in California.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Ethan 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Clarita, California Baseball coaches from California Baseball players from California Baseball pitchers Chicago White Sox coaches Major League Baseball pitching coaches San Francisco Giants coaches East Los Angeles Huskies baseball players Sacramento State Hornets baseball players Tri-City Dust Devils players Asheville Tourists players Victoria Seals players Minor league baseball coaches University High School (Los Angeles) alumni California State University, Sacramento alumni