# Tim Laker

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American baseball player and coach (born 1969)

Baseball player

Tim Laker Los Angeles Angels – No. 83 Catcher / Coach Born: (1969-11-27) November 27, 1969 (age 56) Encino, California, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut August 18, 1992, for the Montreal Expos Last MLB appearance June 18, 2006, for the Cleveland Indians MLB statistics Batting average .226 Home runs 11 Runs batted in 79 Stats at Baseball Reference Teams Montreal Expos (1992–1993, 1995) Baltimore Orioles (1997) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998) Pittsburgh Pirates (1998–1999) Cleveland Indians (2001, 2003–2004) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005) Cleveland Indians (2006) As coach Arizona Diamondbacks (2017–2018) Seattle Mariners (2019–2021) Los Angeles Angels (2024-present)

**Timothy John Laker** (born November 27, 1969) is an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [catcher](/source/Catcher) and [coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)). He is the offensive coordinator for the [Los Angeles Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB). He was previously the hitting coach for the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners). He played in MLB for the [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos), [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles), [Tampa Bay Devil Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays), [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates), and [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) from 1992 to 2006.

## Early life

Laker was born in [Encino, California](/source/Encino%2C_California) and graduated from [Simi Valley High School](/source/Simi_Valley_High_School) in [Simi Valley, California](/source/Simi_Valley%2C_California).[1] He played [college baseball](/source/College_baseball) at [Oxnard Community College](/source/Oxnard_College) in [Oxnard, California](/source/Oxnard%2C_California).[2][3][4]

## Career

The [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) selected Laker in the sixth round of the [1988 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1988_Major_League_Baseball_draft).[5] During his professional baseball career, Laker played for the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles), [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians), [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos), [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates), and [Tampa Bay Devil Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays). He last played professional baseball with the Triple-A [Buffalo Bisons](/source/Buffalo_Bisons) in [2006](/source/2006_in_baseball).

### *Mitchell Report*

Laker was named in the *[Mitchell Report](/source/Mitchell_Report)*, which detailed [anabolic steroid](/source/Anabolic_steroid) use in MLB, on December 13, 2007. As a current ball club employee, Laker was required to consent to an interview, in which he admitted to purchasing [Deca-Durabolin](/source/Deca-Durabolin) and [testosterone](/source/Testosterone_(medication)) from [Kirk Radomski](/source/Kirk_Radomski) from 1995 to 1999. Laker claimed he was introduced to Radomski by teammate [David Segui](/source/David_Segui).[6] In March 2008, Laker admitted regretting his decision to take performance-enhancing drugs, stating:

"I made a poor decision, a mistake, and all I can do is ask for forgiveness and move on."[7]

### Coaching and Managing

Laker first managed the [Mahoning Valley Scrappers](/source/Mahoning_Valley_Scrappers), then the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians)' Short-Season A affiliate, in 2007.[8] He led the [New York–Penn League](/source/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League) side to a 37-37 record. However, after just one season, he was moved to the position of "Roving Catching Instructor" within the Indians organization and replaced by [Travis Fryman](/source/Travis_Fryman).[9] Laker cited health concerns related to [colitis](/source/Colitis), as the reason for the change.[7]

In December [2009](/source/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season), Laker was named the [Manager](/source/Manager_(baseball)) of the Double-A [West Tenn Diamond Jaxx](/source/West_Tenn_Diamond_Jaxx) of the [Southern League](/source/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)), an affiliate of the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners).[10]

Laker became Hitting Coach for the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) triple-A affiliate, the [Charlotte Knights](/source/Charlotte_Knights) for the 2011 season. In 2016, he was the Hitting Coach for the Akron Rubber Ducks in the Cleveland Indians minor league system.[11]

In December 2016, Laker was named Assistant Hitting Coach of the [Arizona Diamondbacks](/source/Arizona_Diamondbacks) for the 2017 season.

The Seattle Mariners announced their hiring of Laker as their Hitting Coach for the 2019 season.

On November 15, 2021, the Mariners announced that Laker declined the club's offer to return as its Hitting Coach.[12]

On November 21, 2023, Laker joined the [Los Angeles Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels) coaching staff as their offensive coordinator.[13]

## See also

- [Baseball portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Baseball)

- [List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_named_in_the_Mitchell_Report)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tim Laker Stats"](http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lakerti01). Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Archives"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-09-sp-13714-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. July 9, 1994.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Klein, Gary (September 13, 1992). ["BASEBALL : Laker Leaps at Chance in Majors"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-13-sp-1475-story.html). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mariners announce Tim Laker as Edgar Martinez's replacement as hitting coach"](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-announce-tim-laker-as-edgar-martinezs-replacement-as-hitting-coach/). *The Seattle Times*. November 26, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tim Laker"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lakerti01.shtml). Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Mitchell Report pp. 159-61"](https://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/071213/mitchell_report.pdf) (PDF).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto_7-1) ["Laker admits taking steroids, regrets shortsightedness"](https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3274117). [ESPN](/source/ESPN). March 2, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Indians finalize 2007 staff alignment for player development system"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120310072059/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070105&content_id=1773470&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle). Archived from [the original](http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070105&content_id=1773470&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Cleveland Indians hire Travis Fryman to manage at Mahoning Valley"](http://blog.cleveland.com/sports/2007/11/cleveland_indians_hire_travis.html). November 30, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Mariners announce Minor League coaching staff for 2010 season"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160425014239/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091207&content_id=7770726&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea). *Major League Baseball*. seattle.mariners.mlb.com. December 7, 2009. Archived from [the original](http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091207&content_id=7770726&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea) on April 25, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/baseb/mp-baseb/ln-mp-baseb/joe-mcewing-named-charlotte-knights-manager.shtml?44317](http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/baseb/mp-baseb/ln-mp-baseb/joe-mcewing-named-charlotte-knights-manager.shtml?44317) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Daniel Kramer (November 15, 2021). ["Mariners announce 2022 coaching staff"](https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-announce-2022-coaching-staff). *[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)*. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Jeff Fletcher (November 21, 2023). ["Angels hire Barry Enright as pitching coach, Tim Laker as offensive coordinator"](https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/21/angels-hire-barry-enright-as-pitching-coach/). *ocregister.com*. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

## External links

- Career statistics from [MLB](https://www.mlb.com/player/117420) · [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2757) · [Baseball Reference](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lakerti01.shtml) · [Fangraphs](https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1681) · [Baseball Reference (Minors)](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=laker-001tim) · [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plaket001.htm) · [Baseball Almanac](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lakerti01)

- [Tim Laker](https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lakerti01) at Baseball Almanac

v t e Los Angeles Angels current roster Active roster 2 Oswald Peraza 3 Josh Lowe 5 Vaughn Grissom 7 Jo Adell 9 Zach Neto 12 Jorge Soler 14 Logan O'Hoppe 18 Nolan Schanuel 23 Denzer Guzmán 28 Jose Siri 31 Tyler Heineman 32 Ryan Johnson 35 Donovan Walton 37 Brent Suter 39 Kirby Yates 40 Sam Bachman 48 Reid Detmers 52 Samy Natera Jr. 53 Wade Meckler 56 Ryan Zeferjahn 57 Walbert Ureña 59 José Soriano 61 Sam Aldegheri 63 Chase Silseth 68 José Fermín 70 Mitch Farris Inactive roster 4 Christian Moore 19 Kyren Paris 22 Bryce Teodosio 33 Logan Porter 36 Caden Dana 55 Tayler Saucedo 58 George Klassen 71 Brett Kerry Injured list 20 Adam Frazier 21 Grayson Rodriguez 27 Mike Trout 38 Sebastián Rivero -- Gustavo Campero 60-day injured list 6 Anthony Rendon 10 Yoán Moncada 16 Yusei Kikuchi 24 Robert Stephenson 25 Travis d'Arnaud 41 Jack Kochanowicz 44 Ben Joyce Coaching staff Manager 8 Kurt Suzuki Bench 85 John Gibbons Infield 86 Andy Schatzly Hitting 99 Brady Anderson Assistant Hitting 87 John Mabry Assistant Hitting 82 Derek Florko Pitching 88 Mike Maddux Assistant Pitching 80 Darryl Scott First base 92 Adam Eaton Third base 89 Keith Johnson Bullpen 84 Dom Chiti Bullpen catcher 93 Jason Brown Offensive coordinator 83 Tim Laker Catching 83 Max Stassi Staff assistant 95 Tim Buss Batting practice pitcher 91 Mike Ashman

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