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Roger McDowell's reputation as a prankster has given way to seriousness as a coach

Most of the players that new Orioles pitching coach Roger McDowell will work with are too young to know about his past life as a consummate prankster.

They’ll have to visit old YouTube videos to find out about a playing career full of hijinks, how McDowell would set off firecrackers in the New York Mets dugout, or the legendary "hot foot" experiments when he would set a teammate’s shoes on fire by combining a cigarette and bubble gum.

During a 12-year major league pitching career with the Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and Orioles, McDowell always had lighthearted nature.