Coaching Career
Allen began coaching shortly after his retirement. After a brief stint in the independent Texas-Louisiana League, Allen joined the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996 as pitching coach of their New York-Penn League affiliate, the St. Catharines Stompers.
After four seasons with the Jays' organization, Allen returned to the Yankees in 2000 as pitching coach of the Staten Island Yankees. He was pitching coach for the Columbus Clippers from 2003 to 2004, and returned to that position again in 2006 after serving as the bullpen pitching coach for the New York Yankees during the 2005 season. Allen, while the Columbus Clippers pitching coach, introduced the sinker to Chien-Ming Wang that has become his signature pitch. In 2007, he joined the Rays' franchise.
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