He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Montreal Expos.

Coquillette attended Casa Roble High School in Sacramento County, California where, in 1992, he was named first team all-city by the Sacramento Bee along with Derrek Lee and Geoff Jenkins.

[3] Coquillette was assigned to the Gulf Coast Expos to begin his professional career in 1993.

[4] On September 7, 1998, he was called up to the Major Leagues along with Ted Lilly, Carl Pavano and Fernando Seguignol.

He would continue to appear in the minor leagues until 2005, playing in the farm systems of the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox.