Justin Lee Pope (born November 8, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher, coach, and manager.
He is currently the pitching coach of the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League - Class A. Pope played college baseball for the University of Central Florida, where he was a First Team All-American.
Though he initially wanted to return to Palm Beach Lakes, his baseball coach left for another school, and Pope decided to enroll at Wellington for his senior season.
[8] He made his professional debut with the New Jersey Cardinals of the Class-A Short Season New York–Penn League in 2001, pitching to a 2-4 win–loss record and a 2.60 earned run average (ERA) in 15 games started.
[9] Pope was assigned to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League (FSL) in 2003.
The Cardinals traded Pope and Ben Julianel to the New York Yankees for Sterling Hitchcock in August 2003.