Tim Cossins

Timothy Carter Cossins

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 192 lb.
• School University of Oklahoma
• High School Santa Rosa High School
• Born March 31, 1970 in Sonoma, CA USA

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Biographical Information

After hitting .258/~.313/.363, catcher Tim Cossins was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 45th round of the 1992 amateur draft but did not sign. Returning to the University of Oklahoma, he batted .274/~.330/.504 and was chosen by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 1993 amateur draft.

Tim went 4 for 10 for the Erie Sailors with two walks in '93 but only hit .146/~.208/.169 in 27 games for the Charleston Rainbows. In 1994, he batted just .107/.219/.107 in 10 outings with the Charlotte Rangers and .118/.353/.118 in 6 games for the Hudson Valley Renegades. In '95, Cossins hit .203/~.309/.339 for Charleston, was 1 for 17 for Charlotte and 0 for 4 for the GCL Rangers. Overall, his line was .163/~.280/.263.

In 1996, Cossins hit .244/~.283/.350 for Charlotte in his only season as his club's primary catcher. He also went 2 for 4 for the Tulsa Drillers. Staying with Tulsa in 1997, the 27-year-old backstop batted .296/~.345/.472 in his finest offensive year. He signed with the New York Yankees for '98 and hit .223/~.247/.319 for the Tampa Yankees. In 1999, Cossins hit .172/~.206/.323 as Brian Schneider's backup on the Harrisburg Senators after signing with the Montreal Expos system. He finished his playing career with the 2000 Sonoma County Crushers, going 2 for 14.

In his final season with the Crushers, Cossins also served as the team's hitting & first base coach. He then joined the Kansas City Royals for two years as their bullpen catcher before moving on to the Florida Marlins organization.

Cossins managed the GCL Marlins in 2003 (26-32) and 2004 (31-29) followed by a season as the Marlins' minor league catching coordinator. He was skipper of the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League in 2005-2006 and led the GCL Marlins again in 2007. Cossins returned to his previous role as minor league catching coordinator and stayed in that position from 2008-2012. In 2013 he joined the Chicago Cubs organization in the dual role of minor league field coordinator & catching coordinator. He remained with the Cubs through the 2018 season.

The Baltimore Orioles hired Cossins in 2019 as a member of the major league coaching staff. He was named their major league field coordinator and catching instructor. Cossins served in this dual role through the 2024 season.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
2003	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	26-32	11th
2004	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	31-29	6th (t)
2005	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	64-71	9th
2006	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	55-80	11th
2007	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	29-25	7th