Ray Searage

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287+2⁄3 innings, finished 101 games, and garnered 11 saves. Searage allowed 267 hits, 120 runs, 112 earned runs, 22 home runs, 137 walks (23 intentional), 193 strikeouts, hit three batters, made 14 wild pitches, faced 1,242 batters, and balked twice. [1]

Coaching career

In 1994, Searage rejoined the Cardinals' organization as a minor league pitching coach, assigned to the Madison Hatters of the Class A Midwest League. [2] [14] He coached the Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League in 1995 and 1996 and the Prince William Cannons of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 1997. Searage worked for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization as the pitching coach for the Orlando Rays of the Class AA Southern League from 1998 through 2000. The Florida Marlins hired Searage as their minor league pitching coordinator in 2000. [1] In 2001, he served as interim pitching coach for the Calgary Cannons of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, substituting for Britt Burns. [15] He joined the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and served as the pitching coach for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League in 2003 and 2004, [16] the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2005, [17] the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League in 2006 and 2007, [18] and for the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League in 2008 and 2009. [2]

On October 17, 2009, he was promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the assistant pitching coach. [19] When John Russell, the manager of the Pirates, initiated the firing of Joe Kerrigan, the Pirates' pitching coach, in August 2010, Searage was named interim pitching coach for the Pirates. [20] After Clint Hurdle was named manager, Searage was named full-time pitching coach.[ citation needed ] In 2015, the Pirates had 98 wins and a 3.21 team ERA, both second-best in MLB. As the Pirates' pitching coach, Searage was credited with rejuvenating the careers of Francisco Liriano, Edinson Vólquez, Charlie Morton, J. A. Happ, and A. J. Burnett. [21] [22] [23] He held that position until October 3, 2019, when he was dismissed shortly after Hurdle. [24]

Personal life

Searage has three sons. His son Ryan played professional baseball for the Pirates organization. [25]

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Ray Searage
Ray Searage yelling.jpg
Searage with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012
Pitcher
Born: (1955-05-01) May 1, 1955 (age 69)
Freeport, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 11, 1981, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Sporting positions
Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach
August 8, 2010–2019		Succeeded by
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