Dennis Cook
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| Pitcher | |
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| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1988, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 18, 2002, for the Anaheim Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 64–46 |
| Earned run average | 3.91 |
| Strikeouts | 739 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dennis Bryan Cook (born October 4, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1988 and 2002 for nine different teams. His longest tenure was three seasons and part of a fourth with the New York Mets. He was a member of the championship 1997 Florida Marlins team. He has managed the Sweden and Poland national baseball teams.
Playing career
Cook graduated from Dickinson High School in 1981. In college, Cook was named to the All-Southwest Conference team as an outfielder at the University of Texas in both 1984 and 1985.
Cook was a member of the 1997 World Champion Florida Marlins. He was the winning pitcher in relief in game 3.
Although not on the postseason roster, Cook was a member of the 2002 Angels team that won the World Series, defeating the Giants.
Cook was a good hitter, and he is number two on the list of MLB all-time best-hitting pitchers between 1973 and 2003 (with 100 or more at-bats). In 1990 he batted .306 (15 for 49), and only struck out four times in 53 plate appearances.[1] His career batting average was .264 (29 for 110) and he had two career home runs.
Throughout Cook's tenure with the Marlins and Mets, Atlanta Braves first base coach Pat Corrales and he had a long-running conflict over Corrales's allegations that Cook scuffed the seams of the baseball with his thumbnail. Corrales asked umpires to inspect the baseball during almost every game, sometimes multiple times per game, that Cook pitched against the Braves. This once led Cook to stand on the mound and scream at Corrales in the first base coach's box during a 1997 Braves–Marlins game.[2][3][4]
Coaching career
On February 1, 2010, Cook was announced as the Sweden national baseball team's new head coach, with Scott Scudder in the coaching staff.[5]
In 2018, Cook became the pitching coach for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]
In October 2023, Cook was named manager of the Mid East Falcons of Baseball United.[7]
Cook was named manager of the Poland national baseball team in April 2024.[8] as part of a broader effort to strengthen the country’s long-term competitiveness in European and international competition.[9] As manager, he emphasized player evaluation, instructional development, and the implementation of professional training standards, drawing on his experience in MLB. His work with Poland has focused on building foundational structure and long-term growth for the national program.[9] Poland finished second in a 2025 European Baseball Championship qualifier, not advancing to the continental tournament.[10]
In 2025, Cook became Chatham's manager and Sweden's pitching coach.[11][12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dennis Cook Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scrutiny of Cook Steams". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 10, 1997. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Marlins Enjoying a Dutch Treat". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 12, 1997. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Waldstein, David (July 3, 1999). "Braves Claim Cook Cheats". New York Post. New York Post. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MLB-stjärnor i ny landslagsledning". baseboll-softboll.se (in svenska). February 1, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kat Szmit (January 3, 2018). "Dennis Cook Bringing Pitching Prowess To Chatham". capecodchronicle.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former World Series champion Dennis Cook named manager of Baseball United's Falcons franchise". Arab News. October 2, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clair, Michael (April 11, 2024). "Poland hires former MLBer Dennis Cook with hopes for future success". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clair, Michael (April 11, 2024). "Poland hires former MLBer Dennis Cook with hopes for future success". MLB.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lithuania edges Poland to win Baseball European Championship Qualifier in Kutno". WBSC Europe. July 27, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2025 Baseball European Championship - Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC Europe. September 27, 2025. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ben-Akiva, Erez (June 18, 2025). "New Chatham Manager 'Glad To Be Back'". Cape Cod Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Template:Wikidata Baseball Almanac Template:EditAtWikidata
- Dennis Cook at SABR Baseball Biography Project
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