Mike Cather

Michael Peter Cather (born December 17, 1970) is an American professional baseball coach and a former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) in three seasons (1997–99) for the Atlanta Braves. In , he was named minor league pitching coordinator of the Miami Marlins.

Born in San Diego, California, Cather also pitched in the organizations of the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, and St. Louis Cardinals during a ten-year pro career. He was drafted in the 41st round of the free-agent draft by the Texas Rangers and was signed on June 5, 1993. On June 14, 1995, he was released by the Texas Rangers and was purchased by the Atlanta Braves from Winnipeg (Northern) on February 2, 1996. In the top of the seventh inning, Cather was called to replace Keith Lockhart pitching and batting ninth. He then returned to coaching in when he was named the roving minor league pitching coordinator of the San Diego Padres.

After two years in that position, he was named the pitching coach of the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Padres' affiliate in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Then, in December 2014, Cather joined the Chicago Cubs' organization as pitching coach of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, holding that post for one season before rejoining the Marlins as minor league pitching coordinator.

On July 11, 2017, Cather was named the pitching coach for Arizona State University. On June 15, 2019, Cather was relieved of his duties as pitching coach at Arizona State. He then spent 2 years with the New York Mets organization as an Assistant pitching coordinator and AAA pitching coach.