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The great Yankee pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre
Mel Stottlemyre is both a famous New York Yankee pitcher and long time pitching coach. Mel was born Melvin Leon Stottlemyre in Mabton, Washington, in 1941. He pitched for the Yankees for eleven years and coached for a historic record of 23 years for his Yankees. As a pitcher, Mel started playing for his local American Legion post and went on to pitch in high school and at his college Yakima Valley.
Yankee scouts discovered him at Yakima and signed him to a contract in 1961.