Strom to speak at Baseball Ontario's Best Ever clinic

Pittsburgh Pirates assistant pitching coach Brent Strom will speak at Baseball Ontario’s upcoming Best Ever clinic. Photo: Baseball Ontario

November 27, 2024

Official Baseball Ontario News Release

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Baseball Ontario is proud to announce the next guest speaker for the 2025 Best Ever Coaches Clinic, MLB pitching coach, Brent Strom.

Strom is an American former professional pitcher and pitching coach who currently serves as the assistant pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. His MLB playing career spanned from 1972 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977 for the New York Mets, Cleveland and San Diego Padres. He served as pitching coach for the Houston Astros in 1996 and from 2014 to 2021, helping guide the club to the 2017 World Series championship. He also coached the Kansas City Royals from 2000 to 2001, and the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2022 to 2024. According to an interview with Tommy John, Strom was the second pitcher to receive Tommy John surgery.

The 2025 Best Ever Coaches Clinic returns to the Sheraton Toronto Airport from January 10-12, 2025.