Chris Coste was an All-American at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and played five seasons in various independent leagues before finally getting a shot with the Cleveland Indians’ organization in 2000. From there, he moved to the systems of the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia Phillies. Coste was awarded the 2006 Dallas Green Award for Special Achievement and the 2007 Media Good Guy Award in the Philadelphia area. He is the author of THE 33-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE. He lives in Fargo, North Dakota, with his wife, Marcia and their daughter, Casey.

Books by Chris Coste

The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors

by Chris Coste - Nonfiction, Sports

Chris Coste dreamed of playing major-league baseball from the age of seven. But after eleven grueling years in the minors, a spot on a major-league roster still seemed just out of his reach --- until that fateful call came from the Philadelphia Phillies in May 2006. At age thirty-three (“going on eighty”), Coste was finally heading to the big time.