Joe Strong is the Director of Player Development at Evergreen Sports Center and is the head coach of the 15U and 16U ESC Tigers. Joe has 22 years of professional baseball experience – 2 years in the Majors with the Florida Marlins and 15 years in the Minors with various teams such as the A’s, Cubs, Padres, Brewers and Devil Rays. Joe also played 5 years in Asia – 4 in Taiwan and 1 in Korea.

In Taiwan, Joe Strong was a 4-time All Star and MVP and still holds the record for the most consecutive complete game shutouts (9) and most consecutive scoreless innings (96 2/3). Coach Joe was the first foreign player ever to be drafted number one over-all in the Korean draft. He went on to be an All Star in Korea as well. Through his long journey playing baseball around the world, Coach Joe has developed a wealth of experience and knowledge of the game that he brings to Evergreen Sports Center.