Retirement and Personal Life
After retiring, Drabek coached his son's Little League and select league teams. Drabek returned to the organized baseball in 2010, accepting a position in the Arizona Diamondbacks system as the pitching coach for the Yakima Bears in the short-season Class A Northwest League. On 13 December 2010 the D-backs announced that Drabek was promoted to the pitching coach for the Visalia Rawhide in the Class A California League.
Drabek is married to wife Kristy and has three children; sons Justin (born 1986) and Kyle (born 1987) and daughter Kelsey (born 1992). Justin spent time playing in independent ball. Kyle is a starting pitcher and is currently in the Toronto Blue Jays organization after coming over from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2009 Roy Halladay trade.
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