Chris Howard

Christopher Hugh Howard (born February 27, 1966) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners during three seasons in the early 1990s.

Biography Howard was born in San Diego, California and attended Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kansas. and was a fullback on the 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team, the consensus national champions.

Howard began his professional baseball career in 1988 in the Mariners organization.

Overall, Howard appeared in 22 MLB games, batting .188 (6-for-32) with two runs batted in (RBIs). He also played in 790 games in Minor League Baseball (487 at the Triple-A level) where he batted .250 with 366 RBIs and 65 home runs.

In 2007, Howard became head coach of the Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball team in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In 2010, Howard played the role of a bench coach in the Japanese movie Baseball Dreams which was filmed in Williamsport. 2022 marked his 16th season as head coach. He was named United East Coach of the Year in 2023.