Mike steed
college placement advisor
PITCHING COORDINATOR
HOMETOWN: BEAMSVILLE, ON
NORTHEASTERN state university ('93)
Mike Steed joined the Ontario Blue Jays full-time in the Fall of 2014 as Pitching Coordinator and College Placement Advisor.
Mike brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience beginning his coaching career in 1993 as the Pitching Coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College where he attended prior to his alma mater, Northeastern State. After three years in Miami, Oklahoma, Mike returned home and started the GTA Stars who actually competed against the newly former Ontario Blue Jays from 1997 - 2000. Mike returned to collegiate baseball in 2001, serving as the Pitching Coach at Madonna University before being hired as the Associate Head Coach at Concordia University in Ann Arbour, Michigan where he stayed until 2004.
Mike returned to Ontario in 2005, joining the Oakville Royals Baseball Club serving as the Director of Baseball Operations and Head Coach before heading to Thunder Bay to manage the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the prestigious Northwoods League from 2009 - 2011. Once joining OBJ in 2014, Mike has taken on significant roles within the organization including leading the Collegiate Fall Tour each September, showcasing the programs top student-athletes against some of the best colleges and universities in the United States.
In addition to OBJ, Mike currently serves as the Manager for the Thunder Bay Border Cats during the Summer months returning to a team he was with a decade ago. Mike has also been selected to coach at Tournament 12 and the New Balance Future Stars Series International Week.
EXPERIENCE
- Pitching Coach - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1993-96)
- Dir. of Baseball Operations/Head Coach - GTA Stars (1997-2000)
- Pitching Coach - Madonna University (2001-02)
- Associate Head Coach - Concordia University (2002-04)
- Dir. of Baseball Operations/Head Coach - Oakville Royals (2005-09)
- Field Manager - Thunder Bay Border Cats (2009-11)
- College Placement Advisor/Pitching Coordinator - Ontario Blue Jays (2014-Present)
- Field Manager - Thunder Bay Border Cats (2020-Present)
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