Mark Brewer
Mark Brewer
- Throws Right
- School Eastern Oklahoma State College, Arizona State University, Grand Canyon College
Biographical Information[edit]
Mark Brewer, son of Jim Brewer, has been a baseball coach for over three decades.
Brewer started his career as a pitching coach for the Oral Roberts University Titans in 1989. In 1990-1991 he was the pitching coach for the Salt Lake City Trappers who played in the independent Pioneer League. Brewer briefly rejoined the college coaching ranks in September, 1992 with the University of Texas, but left the following February for an unspecified role with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Brewer spent most of the next decade coaching in the Dodgers minor league system. He was the pitching coach for the Yakima Bears in 1994, Bakersfield Blaze in 1995, Great Falls Dodgers in 1996, and Savannah Sand Gnats in 1997. Following the latter season he coached the Maui Stingrays in the Hawaii Winter League. Brewer coached the Vero Beach Dodgers in 1998 and was originally scheduled to return there in 1999. In January he was reassigned to coach the San Bernardino Stampede. This coaching gig lasted until the end of May when the Dodgers reassigned him again to coach pitchers for the San Antonio Missions. In 2000, Brewer took a one year hiatus from the Dodgers and worked as a pitching coach for the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas Rangers organization. The Dodgers brought him back in 2001 and he spent the next four years as the Dodgers' Minor League Pitching Coordinator.
The Kansas City Royals hired Brewer in 2005 as their pitching coach for the Omaha Royals. He moved to the New York Mets organization the following year. Brewer was the pitching coach for the 2006 Binghamton Mets. The B-Mets finished third in the Eastern League in ERA (3.61) under Brewer's tutelage. Six of the pitchers from that staff went on to pitch in the Major Leagues, including Philip Humber, Matt Lindstrom, and Joe Smith. Brewer moved to the New Orleans Zephyrs for the 2007 season. In 2008, he was the Mets Latin America Pitching Coordinator. Brewer joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009 as their Rehabilitation Coordinator before returning to the Mets chain. In 2010, he worked again as the Binghamton's pitching coach, then moved to the GCL Mets in 2011 and Buffalo Bisons in 2012.
The Colorado Rockies brought Brewer aboard in 2014 and he coached pitchers in their minor league system through 2023. Brewer was the pitching coach of the Asheville Tourists in 2014-2016, the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2017, the Hartford Yard Goats in 2018, and Asheville again in 2019. Brewer was slated to return to Asheville for a fifth season in 2020 before COVID-19 shut down the minor league season. He concluded his Rockies career with the Fresno Grizzlies from 2021-2023. The 2021 Grizzlies pitching staff broke six records under Brewer’s guidance. This included team ERA (3.79), fewest hits (917), runs (506), earned runs (432), home runs allowed (83), and walks (394). A big reason for the success came from the bullpen, where they recorded a sub-2.70 ERA and a 20-4 record in the months of July and August.
Brewer left affiliated ball in 2024 to serve as the pitching coach for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in the independent American Association.
Mark Brewer also has extensive experience coaching in the winter Dominican League.
- 2001/2002 - mid, November 2003 Pitching coach Estrellas Orientales
- 2004/2005 - 1/19/2008 Pitching coach Tigres del Licey
- Start - 11/7/2008 Pitching coach Estrellas Orientales
- 11/18/2009 - 2010/2011 Pitching coach Estrellas Orientales
- 2011/2012 Pitching coach Tigres del Licey
- 2012/2013 Pitching coach Estrellas Orientales
- 2013/2014 Pitching coach Gigantes del Cibao
- Start - 12/17/2014 Pitching coach Toros del Este
- 2015/2016 - 2016/2017 Pitching coach Leones del Escogido
- Start - 12/18/2017 Assistant manager Estrellas Orientales
- Start - 11/13/2023 Pitching coach Leones del Escogido
Source: 2010 Mets Media Guide
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