Lance Painter

Lance Painter
Lance Painter
	Pitcher
	Born: July 21, 1967 (age 57); Bedford, England
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	May 19, 1993, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
	September 9, 2003, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	25–18
Earned run average	5.24
Strikeouts	331
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Colorado Rockies (1993–1996); St. Louis Cardinals (1997–1999); Toronto Blue Jays (2000–2001); Milwaukee Brewers (2001); St. Louis Cardinals (2003);

Lance Telford Painter (born July 21, 1967) is an English former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. Although he started 28 games, Painter was used primarily as a reliever.

Professional career

Painter played college baseball at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Painter was drafted in the 25th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres. While playing with the Rockies in the 1995 NLDS he pinch hit in the ninth inning of game one (striking out), then started the next day in a losing effort against the Atlanta Braves. During the 1998 season with the Cardinals, Painter appeared in 65 games, went 4–0, and posted a 3.99 ERA. Painter appeared in 314 major league games and posted a career ERA of 5.24. He retired after the 2003 season.

Lance was the pitching coach of the Great Britain national baseball team during the 2005 European Baseball Championships in the Czech Republic. GB placed 7th, just missing out on the qualification round for the World Championships. Lance is now the pitching coach for the Tacoma Rainiers.

From 2006-2007, Painter was the pitching coach of the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the Seattle Mariners organization. In 2008, he was named the pitching coach for the Single-A High Desert Mavericks. On 13 January 2009, he was named the pitching coach of the Single-A Clinton LumberKings.^[1] After the 2009 season he was named the pitching coach for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League.^[2]

^ Jim Street (January 12, 2009). "Mariners announce Minors coaches". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
^ "Mariners announce Minor League coaching staff for 2010 season". Major League Baseball. seattle.mariners.mlb.com. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2009.