Chris Coste
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| Philadelphia Phillies — No. 27 | |
| Catcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| May 26, 2006 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Christopher Robert Coste is a catcher/first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Born February 4, 1973, in Fargo, North Dakota, Coste was on a major league team for the first time in his career at age 33, following the retirement of Alex S. Gonzalez.
Coste went to Concordia College, a Division III school in Minnesota. After, he played four seasons for the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks of the independent Northern League. In 2000, Coste signed to the Cleveland Indians organization. He spent 2003 with the Boston Red Sox organization and 2004 in the Milwaukee Brewers system. Coste first signed with the Phillies in 2005, spending the entire season with their (then) Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. He remained with the Red Barons until his promotion to the Phillies, facilitated by his fantastic performance in 2006 Spring Training.
Coste has written one book about his experiences in professional baseball: "Hey... I'm Just the Catcher: An Inside Look at a Northern League Season From Behind the Plate," which was published in 1997. He is reportedly working on a second autobiographical book as well.<ref>http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060522&content_id=1466176&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi</ref>
Due to the recent success of films about athletes such as Vince Papale and Jim Morris, movie studio representatives have contacted Coste about the possibility of a movie about his struggle from career minor leaguer to the majors.
