Rocky Coppinger

John Thomas Coppinger is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers. He attended high school at Coronado [High School (El Paso, Texas)|Coronado High School] in El Paso, Texas and graduated in 1993. He is also known for surrendering Mark McGwire's 583rd home run, which was the last home run of McGwire's career.
Coppinger was traded from the 1999 [Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles] to the 1999 [Milwaukee Brewers season|Brewers] on July 16, 1999, in a transaction that was completed five days later on July 21 when Al Reyes was sent to Baltimore.