Butcher adjusts to life beyond baseball | Professional Baseball | qctimes.com
The camaraderie of the clubhouse, getting a chance to work and talk with players on a day-to-day basis, the East Moline native misses those interactions as he steps back from a 34-year career in professional baseball.
The United Township graduate spent the past 14 years working as a major-league pitching coach, the last four with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and by the time his most recent two-year extension expired following the 2019 season Butcher knew it was time for a break.