Lester Strode is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 17, 1958 in McMinnville, Oregon, United States.
In December 2006, Strode was chosen as a member of the Warren County (TN) Sports Hall of Fame.
After his playing career ended, he was a longtime pitching coach in the Chicago Cubs farm system. Strode was the pitching coach for the Rookie League Wytheville Cubs in 1989, the Single-A Peoria Chiefs from 1990 to 1991, the Winston-Salem Spirits in 1992, and the Daytona Cubs in 1993. He was then the Cubs’ minor league pitching coordinator from 1996 to 2006. Following the 2006 season, he became the Cubs’ bullpen coach. Strode served as the Cubs bullpen coach from 2007 through 2019, under managers Lou Piniella, Mike Quade, Dale Sveum, Rick Rentería, and Joe Maddon. He was a member of the 2016 coaching staff for the Cubs that led the team winning the World Series.
