Blake Doyle

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Blake Doyle (born January 26, 1954) is a former American baseball player and coach. He was the Colorado Rockies’ hitting coach from 2013 to 2016. Doyle was drafted in the fourth round of the 1972 MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles after finishing at Caverna High School in Horse Cave, Kentucky. He played in the minor leagues until 1980 for Orioles and Reds affiliates. He became Rockies hitting coach on November 26, 2013, and was let go after the 2016 season. His older brother Denny and his twin brother Brian also played in Major League Baseball. In 1978, the three started the Doyle Baseball Camp in Lakeland, Florida. The camp has trained many MLB players and operates at the Detroit Tigers’ Spring Training Facility, with many sessions each year.