About John Foster (baseball)
John Norman Foster (born May 17, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers. After retiring as a player, Foster coached summer league and college baseball. From 2017 to 2024, Foster coached in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), for the CTBC Brothers. He currently serves as a minor league pitching rehab coordinator for the Athletics. == Career == Foster played in Western Little League, graduated from Stagg High School, before playing college baseball at San Joaquin Delta College for two years. He subsequently transferred to continue his baseball career with Lewis–Clark State College, where he won the 1999 NAIA World Series. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 25th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. Foster advanced steadily through the Braves' minor league system, starting with a 4–1 record and 1.38 ERA with the Danville Braves. The following year, he pitched with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, going 2–1 with a 1.85 ERA for Myrtle Beach.
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