| Justin Pope | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 8, 1979 Lake Wales, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Justin Lee Pope (born November 8, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher, coach, and manager. He is currently the manager of the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League.
Pope played college baseball for the University of Central Florida, where he was a First Team All-American. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, Pope played professionally in minor league baseball for the Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies organizations without reaching Major League Baseball. After ending his playing career, Pope served as a coach in the Yankees farm system.
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Playing career [link]
Pope attended Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida and the University of Central Florida (UCF). At UCF, he played college baseball for the UCF Knights baseball team, then in the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC).[a] At UCF, Pope was named a First Team All-American, TAAC All-Star starting pitcher and TAAC Player of the Year as a junior in 2001. He set the UCF school record for strikeouts,[1] and pitched 38 consecutive scoreless innings, breaking Roger Clemens' record of 35.[2]
The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Pope in the first round (28th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He made his professional debut with the New Jersey Cardinals of the Class-A Short Season New York-Penn League in 2001, pitching to a 2-4 win-loss record and a 2.60 earned run average in 15 games started. Pope started 12 games for the Peoria Chiefs of the Class-A Midwest League in 2002, and was assigned to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League (FSL) in 2003.
The Cardinals traded Pope and Ben Julianel to the New York Yankees for Sterling Hitchcock in August 2003. The Yankees assigned Pope to the Tampa Yankees of the FSL. With the Yankees organization, Pope was converted into a relief pitcher. He was promoted to the Class-AA Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League in 2004. He received promotions to the Class-AAA affiliates of the Yankees, the Columbus Clippers in 2006 and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in 2007, but was never promoted to Major League Baseball. Pope signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as a minor league free agent for the 2008 season. He pitched for the Class-AA Reading Phillies of the Eastern League, and retired after the season.[4]
Coaching career [link]
Pope served as a coach for the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League in 2010 and the Trenton Thunder in 2011. He was named manager of Staten Island for the 2012 season.[4]
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- a The Trans America Athletic Conference is now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference.
References [link]
- ^ "UCF'S Pope Sets Record". Orlando Sentinel: p. C.5. April 14, 2001. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/71256012.html?dids=71256012:71256012&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+14%2C+2001&author=&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=UCF%27S+POPE+SETS+RECORD&pqatl=google. Retrieved February 14, 2012. (Subscription required)
- ^ Case, Jeff (April 12, 2001). "`Bulldog' Pope Has Ucf Loaded With Rich Pitching: Junior Right-hander Justin Pope Broke Roger Clemens' Scoreless Innings Streak Of 35". Orlando Sentinel. https://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-04-12/sports/0104120217_1_justin-pope-roger-clemens-ucf. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ Schmadtke, Alan (June 6, 2001). "UCF'S Pope is a 1st-Rounder: The St. Louis Cardinals Picked Junior Right-Hander Justin Pope 28th". Orlando Sentinel: p. D.5. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/73700358.html?dids=73700358:73700358&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+06%2C+2001&author=Alan+Schmadtke%2C+Sentinel+Staff+Writer&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=UCF%27S+POPE+IS+A+1ST-ROUNDER+THE+ST.+LOUIS+CARDINALS+PICKED+JUNIOR+RIGHT-HANDER+JUSTIN+POPE+28TH.&pqatl=google. Retrieved February 14, 2012. (Subscription required)
- ^ a b Waggoner, Jim (January 6, 2012). "Justin Pope tabbed manager for Staten Island Yankees". Staten Island Advance. https://www.silive.com/siyankees/index.ssf/2012/01/justin_pope_tabbed_manager_for.html. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
External links [link]
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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