The Rochester Red Wings are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Rochester,New York,and play their home games at Innovative Field,located in downtown Rochester. Founded in 1899,they are the oldest continuously operating sports franchise in North America below the major league level.
Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Sr.,nicknamed "the Sage",is an American former professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Montreal Expos,and San Diego Padres,managed for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets,and coached for the Expos,Florida Marlins,and Mets. He currently works as an analyst for MLB Network. He is the father of fashion designer Jerry Lorenzo,founder of the streetwear label Fear of God.
Lynn Morris Jones is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals. He later was a coach for the Royals,Florida Marlins,and Boston Red Sox,and served as a manager in the minor leagues.
Joseph Salvatore Altobelli was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He was also a manager for the San Francisco Giants,Baltimore Orioles,and Chicago Cubs. He batted and threw left-handed.
William Frederick Gardner was an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager. During his ten-season active career in the major leagues,Gardner was a second baseman for the New York Giants,Baltimore Orioles,Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins,New York Yankees,and Boston Red Sox. His only significant time on any team was with Baltimore,where he spent four consecutive full seasons from 1956 to 1959. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). After retiring as a player,he spent over 20 years as a coach or manager,and managed the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals during the 1980s.
Quinton Antoine McCracken is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),and was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise's first center fielder and batter on March 31,1998.
Thomas Andrew Nieto is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Montreal Expos,Minnesota Twins,and Philadelphia Phillies. Nieto is formerly the manager of the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Rochester Red Wings,the Twins’Triple-A affiliate. He previously served in various coaching capacities for the New York Yankees and New York Mets. A native of Artesia,California,Nieto attended Gahr High School then went on to Cerritos College and Oral Roberts University.
Frank Michael Verdi was an American professional baseball infielder and longtime manager. He spent his career in minor league baseball,except for a single playing appearance in the Major Leagues for the 1953 New York Yankees. As a player,he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg);he both batted and threw right-handed. He was selected to the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame in 1999 and the International League Hall of Fame in 2008.
Gregory Michael Quade is an American professional baseball coach and manager. The manager of the Rochester Red Wings,Triple-A farm system affiliate of the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2017,Quade is currently the roving outfield coordinator in the Minnesota farm system. He had spent 2014 as a roving outfield and baserunning instructor for the New York Yankees' organization.
Andrew Junipero Fox is an American former professional baseball coach and infielder. Fox played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 2004 for the New York Yankees,Arizona Diamondbacks,Florida Marlins,Montreal Expos,and Texas Rangers. He was a member of the 1996 World Series and 2003 World Series champions. Fox coached the Marlins from 2007 to 2009;he joined the Boston Red Sox staff in 2011,and was a coach for the team during 2022–2024.
Philip Anthony Roof is an American former professional baseball player,coach and minor league manager. He played for 15 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball in 1961 and from 1964 to 1977,most notably for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins. Although Roof did not produce impressive offensive statistics,he excelled defensively as a catcher which enabled him to sustain a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities. He was the first player acquired by the expansion Toronto Blue Jays.
Jeffrey Lindon Cox is a former Major League Baseball third base coach for the Chicago White Sox. He is currently a baserunning specialist for the Detroit Tigers. Previously,Cox was a second baseman for the Oakland Athletics during the 1980 and 1981 seasons. He batted and threw right-handed.
Robert Cuellar is an American former professional baseball player who played briefly with the Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1977 as a relief pitcher. He is a graduate from the University of Texas and is of Mexican American descent. He has held several coaching positions in baseball,including pitching coach,bullpen coach,and manager. He is currently a special assistant in the player development department of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Charles Lorenzo Bundy is an American former Minor League Baseball player and current manager of the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has held Major League Baseball coaching positions with the Colorado Rockies,Arizona Diamondbacks,Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins.
Thomas Gray "The Mayor" Watkins,Jr. is an American former professional baseball third baseman and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Twins. In 2018 he served as manager of the Twins' Double-A affiliate,the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League,after almost a decade as a coach in the Twins' farm system.
Warren Richard Renick is an American former professional baseball player,manager and coach. Renick had a 14-year (1965–1978) professional playing career,including all or part of five seasons (1968–1972) in Major League Baseball as a third baseman,left fielder and shortstop for the Minnesota Twins. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
Gregory Peter Biagini was an American player,coach and manager in minor league baseball and a hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing career,he was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg),while batting left-handed and throwing right-handed.
Victor Manuel Rodriguez Rivera is an American professional baseball coach and former infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles in 1984 and the Minnesota Twins in 1989,appearing in 17 games. He is the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres,having spent the past eleven seasons holding the assistant hitting coach role for the Boston Red Sox (2013–2017) and Cleveland Guardians (2018–2023).
Richard Edwin Miller is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Since the 1980s,he has worked as an instructor,coach,and manager in Minor League Baseball.
Perry Wendell Hill,(born March 19,1952),nicknamed "Bone," is an American professional baseball coach. He is the infield coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He formerly coached for the Texas Rangers,Detroit Tigers,Montreal Expos,Florida / Miami Marlins,and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is widely regarded as a top infield coach,repeatedly helping improve his teams' defense.
