Craig Driver (born September 21, 1988) is an American professional baseball coach who currently is the game strategy and catching coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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| Born: (1988-09-21) September 21, 1988 (age 33) Seattle, Washington | |
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Driver attended Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, where he played baseball and basketball for the Raiders.[1] Driver played four years of college baseball as a catcher; first at Columbia Basin College for one year, and then at the University of Puget Sound for his final three years.[2][3]
Driver began his coaching career at the University of Puget Sound, serving as a catching coach, first base coach, and recruiter for the 2011–2012 season.[3] Driver spent the 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 seasons at Central Washington University as a graduate assistant coach.[4] He returned to Puget Sound for the 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 seasons as the athletic recruitment coordinator and head assistant coach.[2] Driver then spent the 2016–2017 season at Yale University, serving as their catching coach.[2]
Driver began his professional coaching career with the Philadelphia Phillies, serving as their bullpen catcher and receiving coach in 2018 and 2019.[5][6]
Driver was hired by the Chicago Cubs as their first base and catching coach prior to the 2020 season.[7]
Driver graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in business and a minor in mathematics, and completed a master's degree in athletic administration at Central Washington University.[3]
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