Chris Coste

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Coste with the Houston Astros in 2009
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks – No. 10
Catcher / Manager
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Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 26, 2006, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2009, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average.272
Home runs23
Runs batted in108
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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Christopher Robert Coste (born February 4, 1973) is an American author, professional baseball coach, and former catcher who is currently the manager for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Coste first played in Major League Baseball (MLB) at age 33, after twelve seasons of independent and minor league baseball. He was an analyst on Pre Game Live and Post Game Live for the Philadelphia Phillies. He won the 2022 American Association of Professional Baseball championship with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.

Playing career

After attending Fargo South High School, Coste went to Kishwaukee Community College for 1 year, a Division II college Junior College, but later left. He then attended classes and played baseball for Concordia College, an NCAA Division III school in Moorhead, Minnesota, where he was a three-time All-American.

He started his professional career in 1995 playing for Brainerd, Minnesota in the independent North Central League. When the league folded in July he joined the Brandon Grey Owls in the independent Prairie League. From 1996 to 1999, he played four seasons for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the independent Northern League.

Early career

In 1999, Coste was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates but was released after spring training and returned to the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks. In 2000, Coste signed with the Cleveland Indians organization, having gotten significant playing with then Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. 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 Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.

Philadelphia Phillies

Coste remained with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre until his promotion to the Phillies, facilitated by his fantastic performance in 2006 spring training. After starting the 2007 season in Triple-A, Coste was called back up to the majors on May 12, 2007.[1]

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Coste with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008

On May 25, 2007, Ryan Howard was re-activated off the DL and the Phillies sent Coste back to the minors to Double-A Reading.[1] Coste chose to go to Reading so that he could start and play every day, and because it would help the club if he was ready, rather than being Jason Jaramillo's backup at Triple-A Ottawa. In late June 2007, Coste was called back up from Reading as a result of Jon Lieber's season-ending injury and Jayson Werth's wrist injury. Coste finished the 2007 season with a .278 batting average, 5 home runs, and 22 RBI in 48 games.

For the 2008 season, Coste was slated as the Phillies' backup catcher behind Carlos Ruiz. In a game against the Mets on August 26, 2008, Coste went 4 for 4 without even starting the game. He entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning, and became the first player in 63 years to appear at least that late into a game but still record 4 hits. He delivered a game-winning walk-off single in the 13th inning.

Coste was very popular with Phillies fans and had a fan club that was at every Phillies game known as the Coste Guard. They wore red bathing suits and white T-shirts. They also wore sunglasses, and sunscreen on their noses; fans could hear their whistles which they used to help cheer on the Phillies and Coste.

On October 29, 2008, Coste became the first player that originated from Division III college baseball's MIAC to win a World Series.

Houston Astros

Coste was claimed off waivers on July 10, 2009, by the Houston Astros.[2] Due to starting first baseman Lance Berkman's injured calf, Coste found playing time at first base for the Astros.[3]

New York Mets

On November 30, 2009, Coste signed with the New York Mets.[4]

Washington Nationals

On March 29, 2010, Coste was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals. Before the season began he injured his elbow which required Tommy John surgery in May 2010. He was released on June 5, 2010. Coste retired from professional baseball after that.

Writing career

Hey... I'm Just the Catcher

Coste wrote his first 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, published in 1997.[5] This book covers his first few seasons in independent baseball leagues, mainly the RedHawks (in his hometown). This book is out of print and supplanted by his new book.

The 33-Year-Old Rookie

2008 saw the release of Coste's second autobiography, The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors.[6] The book, which chronicles Coste's first season in the majors, contains a foreword by John Kruk. This book covers Coste's professional career up through his third season (2008) with the Phillies. It includes nearly all the historical material found in his first book (independent baseball) as well as the time in the affiliated minor leagues.

Due to the success of films about athletes, such as Vince Papale of Invincible and Jim Morris of The Rookie, movie studio representatives have contacted Coste about the possibility of a movie about his struggle from career minor-leaguer to the majors.[7]

Later career

Coste was an in-studio analyst for Phillies games, and appeared on Phillies Pregame Live and Postgame Live shows.[8] Besides these appearances, Coste was the head baseball coach at Concordia College.[9] On December 1 2017, he was named the hitting coach for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.[10] On June 15, 2020, he was promoted to interim manager for the 2020 season following the departure of Jim Bennett.[11] On April 20, 2021, he was named permanent manager of the RedHawks.[12]

With the RedHawks, Coste led the franchise to a runner-up finish in the American Association in 2021, losing to the Kansas City Monarchs in the league finals. The following season, the RedHawks defeated the Milwaukee Milkmen in five games to claim their first AA crown, 24 years after Coste earned a Northern League title with the franchise. The 2022 AA title allowed the RedHawks to compete at the 2023 Baseball Champions League Americas, which the RedHawks also won with Coste as manager.[13][14]

Coste led the RedHawks to winning records and consecutive playoff appearances in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 seasons, respectively, but they were unable to advance further than the Division Championship series. In 2026, he was named interim manager for the Cañeros de Los Mochis of the Mexican Pacific League during the winter offseason.[15] Coste temporarily joined the Kane County Cougars as their bench coach for the 2026 Baseball Champions League Americas.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Philadelphia Phillies Transactions May 2007". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  2. ^ Astros claim C Chris Coste off waivers from Phillies
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grodsky, John (July 24, 2009). "Berkman shaken but unbowed by injury". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Noble, Marty (November 30, 2009). "Mets re-sign Cora, ink catcher Coste". MLB.com. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coste, Chris; Richardson, Kyle (1997). Hey... I'm Just the Catcher: An Inside Look at a Northern League Season From Behind the Plate. Fargo, North Dakota: Jan Plaude Creations.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coste, Chris (2008). The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors. New York City, New York: Ballantine Books.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alipour, Sam (March 19, 2008). "A player after Philadelphia's hearts". ESPN Page 2. ESPN.
  8. ^ Coste to join Phillies Postgame Live as analyst
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Staff Directory - Baseball Coaching Staff". Concordia College. 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Abc8 (2017). "Staff Sports Sunday December 10th, 2017: Chris Coste hired by F-M RedHawks". Retrieved January 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peterson, Eric (June 15, 2020). "RedHawks name Coste interim manager, Bennett out after one season". Inforum.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peterson, Eric (April 21, 2021). "RedHawks remove interim tag, name Coste manager". Inforum.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 2023 Baseball Champions League roster". Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peterson, Eric (October 7, 2023). "F-M RedHawks earn 'redeem team' championship at 1st Baseball Champions League event". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coste leads Mexican Pacific League team into playoffs". fmredhawks.com. January 1, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2026 BCL Americas: Kane County Cougars roster". Retrieved March 24, 2026.

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