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[[Image:Phil Coke.jpg|thumb|A photo of Phil Coke.]]
 
[[Image:Phil Coke.jpg|thumb|A photo of Phil Coke.]]
'''Phillip Douglas Coke''' (born [[July 19]], [[1982]] in [[Sonora, California]], [[United States]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[New York Yankees]].
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'''Phillip Douglas Coke''' (born [[July 19]], [[1982]] in [[Sonora, California]], [[United States]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[New York Yankees]].
   
Coke attended [[San Joaquin Delta College]]. He was selected by the [[Florida Marlins]] in the 49th Round (1450th overall) of the [[2001 Major League Baseball Draft]], but didn't sign. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 26th Round (786th overall) of the [[2002 Major League Baseball Draft]], and did sign.
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Coke attended [[San Joaquin Delta College]]. He was selected by the [[Florida Marlins]] in the 49th Round (1450th overall) of the [[2001 Major League Baseball Draft]], but didn't sign. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 26th Round (786th overall) of the [[2002 Major League Baseball Draft]], and did sign.
   
He began his baseball career with the [[GCL Yankees]] in {{by|2003}}. By {{by|2007}}, Coke had also pitched for the short season [[Staten Island Yankees]], Class-A [[Charleston RiverDogs]], and Class-A Advanced [[Tampa Yankees]].
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He began his baseball career with the [[GCL Yankees]] in {{by|2003}}. By {{by|2007}}, Coke had also pitched for the short season [[Staten Island Yankees]], Class-A [[Charleston RiverDogs]], and Class-A Advanced [[Tampa Yankees]].
   
 
He made his Double-A debut with the [[Trenton Thunder]] in {{by|2008}}, going 9-4 with a 2.54 [[Earned run average|ERA]] in 23 games (20 [[Starting pitcher|starts]]). Later that year in Triple-A with the [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees]], he pitched in 13 games (One start) and went 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA. He made his major league debut on [[September 1]], {{mlby|2008}}, for the Yankees against the [[Detroit Tigers]] with a scoreless inning and [[strikeout]]s of [[Curtis Granderson]] and [[Miguel Cabrera]].
 
He made his Double-A debut with the [[Trenton Thunder]] in {{by|2008}}, going 9-4 with a 2.54 [[Earned run average|ERA]] in 23 games (20 [[Starting pitcher|starts]]). Later that year in Triple-A with the [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees]], he pitched in 13 games (One start) and went 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA. He made his major league debut on [[September 1]], {{mlby|2008}}, for the Yankees against the [[Detroit Tigers]] with a scoreless inning and [[strikeout]]s of [[Curtis Granderson]] and [[Miguel Cabrera]].

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Phil Coke

A photo of Phil Coke.

Phillip Douglas Coke (born July 19, 1982 in Sonora, California, United States) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.

Coke attended San Joaquin Delta College. He was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 49th Round (1450th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, but didn't sign. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 26th Round (786th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft, and did sign.

He began his baseball career with the GCL Yankees in 2003. By 2007, Coke had also pitched for the short season Staten Island Yankees, Class-A Charleston RiverDogs, and Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees.

He made his Double-A debut with the Trenton Thunder in 2008, going 9-4 with a 2.54 ERA in 23 games (20 starts). Later that year in Triple-A with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, he pitched in 13 games (One start) and went 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA. He made his major league debut on September 1, 2008, for the Yankees against the Detroit Tigers with a scoreless inning and strikeouts of Curtis Granderson and Miguel Cabrera.

He is 6 foot 1, weighs 210 pounds, and sports a fastball that sits between 92-94 MPH and a sharp slider in the low to mid 80s.

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