Tim Laker

Timothy John Laker

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
• School Oxnard College
• High School Simi Valley High School
• Debut August 18, 1992
• Final Game June 18, 2006
• Born November 27, 1969 in Encino, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Tim Laker was selected by the Montreal Expos in the eighth round of the 1988 amateur draft. He made his big league debut in 1992 and hit the first pitch he saw in the majors for a single off Tom Glavine. He was considered the Expos' catcher of the future at that point, but instead he bounced between the Expos and the minors the next several years. After having Tommy John surgery in 1995, he missed the following season.

In 2007, Laker managed the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, and in 2008 he became the Cleveland Indians' minor league catching coordinator. Laker was the hitting coach for the Charlotte Knights in 2011 and in 2012 became the Chicago White Sox's minor league hitting coordinator. He became hitting coach of the Akron RubberDucks in 2016. in 2017 he was named assistant hitting coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks, staying until the end of the 2018 season. In 2019, he moved to the Seattle Mariners as hitting coach, staying until the end of 2021. In 2024, he was named Offensive Coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels - apparently the equivalent of an assistant hitting coach, which the team lacked.

Laker admitted to buying testosterone four times during his career; the information came out in the Mitchell Report.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2007	Mahoning Valley Scrappers	New York-Penn League	37-37	7th	Cleveland Indians
2010	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	73-66	4th	Seattle Mariners	Lost in 1st round