Ethan Katz
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| Ethan Katz | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 88 | |
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| Born: July 4, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
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Ethan Russell Katz (born July 4, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current assistant pitching coach for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Katz served as the assistant pitching coach of the San Francisco Giants in the 2020 season and the pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox from 2021 through 2025. He attended East Los Angeles College, and then Sacramento State for college baseball.
Katz was born in Los Angeles, California. Katz is of Jewish background.[1] He attended University High School in West Los Angeles, California.[2][3] There, he was All-City, League MVP, and All-League.[4]
Katz was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 47th round of the 2001 MLB draft, but did not sign. Instead he attended East Los Angeles College for one season, before transferring to Sacramento State for two seasons of college baseball.[5] He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 26th round of the 2005 MLB draft.[6]
Katz played in the Rockies organization from 2005 through 2008. In 2005 with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Low-A Northwest League he was 4–1 with a 2.35 ERA in 21 games (7 starts).[7] In 2006 back with the Dust Devils, Katz logged a 4–4 record with a 2.15 ERA in 29 games (one start), and with the Asheville Tourists of the Single-A South Atlantic League he was 2–0 with a 6.05 ERA in 11 relief appearances.[7] In 2007, back with the Tourists he was 3–2 with a 2.96 ERA in 19 relief appearances.[7] Katz split 2008 between the Dust Devils, for whom he recorded a 1.08 ERA in 8 relief appearances, and the Tourists, for whom he posted a 3.00 ERA in 14 relief appearances.[7] He then played for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball League in 2009, for whom he was 1–3 with a 6.75 ERA in 27 relief appearances.[8]