Carl Blake Willis (born December 28, 1960 in Danville, Virginia) was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. From 2003 to 2009 he served as the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians.
Willis was a member of two World Series champions: the Tigers in the 1984 World Series and the Twins in the 1991 World Series. Fellow 1991 Twin Kevin Tapani gave him the nickname (ironic, for a journeyman ju...
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Carl Blake Willis (born December 28, 1960 in Danville, Virginia) was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. From 2003 to 2009 he served as the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians.
Willis was a member of two World Series champions: the Tigers in the 1984 World Series and the Twins in the 1991 World Series. Fellow 1991 Twin Kevin Tapani gave him the nickname (ironic, for a journeyman junkball pitcher) "Big Train," for supposedly "tooting his own horn."
In 9 seasons he had a 22-16 win-loss record, 267 games, 2 games started, 81 games finished, 13 saves, 390 innings pitched, 424 hits allowed, 210 runs allowed, 184 earned runs allowed, 28 home runs allowed, 115 walks allowed, 222 strikeouts, 2 hit batsmen, 20 wild pitches, 1,668 batters faced, 25 intentional walks, 3 balks and a 4.25 ERA.
On November 30, 2009, Willis was named the Seattle Mariners minor-league pitching coordinator .
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