Michael Eugene Couchee is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a current minor league pitching coach with the San Jose Giants. Couchee was selected three times in baseball's amateur draft, but chose to attend college rather than sign on the first two occasions. He was chosen by the San Francisco Giants in 1976, the Minnesota Twins in 1978, and the San Diego Padres in 1980. He eventually appeared in only 8 games in relief for the Padres, all in 1983. He had an 0?1 record with a 5.14 ERA. After his playing career ended, Couchee took up coaching, beginning with the Texas Rangers organization in 1986. He then spent 15 years as a coach with the California Angels, where he earned a World Series ring in 2002. In 2003, Couchee rejoined the Padres as a pitching coach for their Class AAA Portland Beavers and also as minor league pitching coordinator. He spent eight years as the San Diego Padres Minor League Pitching Coordinator from 2004 to 2011. Couchee was the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants' Arizona Rookie League club in 2012 and was named the pitching coach for the Giants' Single A team ? the San Jose Giants ? in 2013. [More at Wikipedia]

December 4th, 1957 in Los Gatos (Age 67)