Bryan Price | |
---|---|
Coach | |
Born: San Francisco, California, U.S. | June 22, 1962|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB statistics | |
Managerial record | 279–387 |
Winning % | .419 |
Teams | |
|
Bryan Roberts Price (born June 22,1962) is an American professional baseball coach and manager. Price was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds of MLB,from 2014 through 2018. [1] [2] He most recently served as the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants.
After pitching in the minor leagues,Price has served as the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners,Arizona Diamondbacks,and Cincinnati Reds before being named manager of the Reds. The Reds named Price the 61st manager in club history on October 22,2013,replacing Dusty Baker. [3] However,after 4 consecutive losing seasons,and a 3–15 start to the season in 2018,he was fired by the Reds, [1] [2] along with his pitching coach at the time,Mack Jenkins,and replaced by Jim Riggleman.
Price attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley,California,and the University of California,Berkeley,where he played college baseball for the California Golden Bears baseball team. He was drafted by the California Angels in the eighth round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft (190th overall). Price began his Minor League Baseball (MiLB) career in 1984,advancing to the Class AA Midland Angels over 3 seasons in the Angels farm system;he was released following the 1986 season.
Price then took 1987 off and signed with the Seattle Mariners organization. He split two seasons between AA and the AAA Calgary Cannons. Over the course of Price's five-year MiLB career,he compiled a record of 31–19 with a 3.74 earned run average (ERA) in 90 games,75 of which were starts.
Price was the Seattle Mariners pitching coach from 2001 to 2006. Price earned USA Today Baseball Weekly 's Pitching Coach of the Year Award in 2001 after leading that staff to the American League ERA title with a 3.54 mark,an improvement of almost one run per game from the previous season. [4]
Price was the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach until May 7,2009,when he resigned after manager Bob Melvin was replaced by A. J. Hinch. Price was named Major League Coach of the Year by Baseball America in 2007 after his Diamondbacks staff posted a 4.13 ERA,fourth best in the National League,on the way to the National League Championship Series. [5] He also worked for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009 as a minor league consultant. [6]
On October 17,2009,Price was hired as the pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds. [7] [8]
On October 31,2019,Price was named the Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach. [9] Following the 2020 season,Price announced his retirement from full time coaching. [10]
On December 20,2021,Price was hired by the San Diego Padres to serve as a senior advisor to the Major League coaching staff. [11]
On November 14,2023,Price was hired by the San Francisco Giants to serve as their pitching coach. [12]
Price was hired as manager of the Cincinnati Reds on October 21,2013,replacing Dusty Baker,and was publicly announced at a news conference on October 22. On September 26,2014,the team announced that Price and Walt Jocketty would return for the 2015 season.
On April 20,2015,Price went on an angry,expletive-filled rant to a gathering of the Cincinnati media before a 6–1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers over reporters leaking undisclosed developments about players that he believed would put his team at a competitive disadvantage. [13] In particular,he was upset that a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter saw catcher Devin Mesoraco on his flight,and then tweeted the catcher wasn't available to play during a game in St. Louis because of injury. [14] In the rant,Price used the variations of the f-word 77 times and 11 other profanities. The Cincinnati Enquirer 's official website posted an edited audio version of the rant,but later removed it. [13] The audio was later uploaded independently to the internet and re-posted by Deadspin. [13]
On May 23,2015,Price was ejected before a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians began. He got into a dispute with the umpiring crew while delivering the lineup card,and was tossed. [15]
On October 3,2015,it was announced that Price would remain as manager of the Reds for 2016. On September 2,2017,despite a mixed season,it was announced that Price would be returning as manager of the Reds for the 2018 season. [16]
After a 3–15 start to begin 2018,the Reds released Price on April 19,2018. He was temporarily replaced by bench coach Jim Riggleman. Price finished with a record of 279 wins and 387 losses. [2] [17]
In August 2019,he became a United States national baseball team coach for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament. [18] The team finished fourth in the tournament,and failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics as it finished behind Mexico,but will have another opportunity to qualify. [19]
Team | From | To | Regular season record | Post–season record | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | Win % | W | L | Win % | |||
Cincinnati Reds | 2014 | 2018 | 279 | 387 | .419 | DNQ | ||
Total | 279 | 387 | .419 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
Ref.: [2] |
Michael John Bell was an American professional baseball third baseman and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, and was the bench coach of the Minnesota Twins during the 2020 season. He was the brother of David Bell, son of Buddy Bell and grandson of Gus Bell.
Jerry Austin Narron is an American professional baseball manager, coach, and former player. He is the current catching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He recently served as a major league instructor for the Chicago White Sox. Narron played in MLB, primarily as a catcher, for three teams during 1979–87. He has served as manager for the Texas Rangers (2001–02) and the Cincinnati Reds (2005–07).
Lawrence Lee Rothschild is an American former professional baseball pitcher, coach, and manager who is currently the pitching consultant for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the Frontier League.
John Lowell McLaren is an American former professional baseball coach and manager. He is best known for his brief tenure as manager of the Seattle Mariners, from July 1, 2007 to June 19, 2008. A native of the Houston, Texas area, McLaren was a catcher in the Houston Astros minor league system from 1970 to 1976, and later managed in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system.
Michael Dana Butcher is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels from 1992 to 1995. He served as the pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2006, for the Angels from 2007 through 2015, and was previously the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
James David Riggleman is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) manager and bench coach who coached with several teams between 1989 and 2019.
Walter William "Chip" Hale is an American professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager. Hale played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1989 through 1997, and managed in MLB from 2015 through 2016. He was named head coach of the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona in July 2021.
Matthew Tyler Herges is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2009, and is the former pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jeffrey Mark Pico is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs.
Alan Michael Zinter is an American former professional baseball player and hitting coach. He played for Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1999 and with the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2002 and 2004, respectively. He served as the minor league hitting coordinator for the Cleveland Indians, the assistant hitting coach for the Astros, and was the hitting coach of the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds.
Andrew Junipero Fox is an American former professional baseball coach and infielder.
Wilbur Donald Wakamatsu is an American former professional baseball player, scout, coach, and manager. Wakamatsu was drafted in the 11th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. He served as the bench coach of the Texas Rangers from 2018 through 2021. He was hired as bench coach of the Kansas City Royals for the 2014 season. He was the manager of the Seattle Mariners for the 2009 season, as well as the majority of the 2010 season. He was the Toronto Blue Jays' bench coach for 2011 and 2012, after which he was replaced by DeMarlo Hale. During the 2013 season he worked as a scout for the New York Yankees in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He is currently the first-ever executive vice president of baseball operations with the Oakland Ballers.
Joe Mather is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current coach. He is the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously was a coach for the Cincinnati Reds. He played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.
Wade Allen Miley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs.
David A. Holmberg is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox.
Luke Allen Weaver is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners.
Caleb Kent Cotham is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (2015) and Cincinnati Reds (2016). He is currently the pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2019–20, Cotham served as the Reds’ assistant pitching coach, eventually becoming the team's director of pitching.
Stuart Alexander Fairchild is a Taiwanese-American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Wake Forest University. Fairchild was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 2017 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2021. He has also played for the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants.
Julio César Rangel is a Panamanian professional baseball coach who is the assistant pitching coach and bullpen coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously coached in MLB for the Texas Rangers.
Ryan Matthew Hendrix is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.