Ron Schueler

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Pitching coach

Schueler ended his active career at age 31 to become pitching coach of the White Sox in the middle of the 1979 season, after the illness and death of veteran instructor Fred Martin. He remained with the ChiSox through the 1981 season.

In 1982, Schueler was hired by the Oakland Athletics to be their pitching coach. Schueler worked for three seasons in Oakland. Schueler joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986 after a year out of the majors. [5]

Front office

He only stayed with the Pirates for a year before returning to Oakland, this time in the front office as a special assistant to general manager Sandy Alderson. Schueler worked in the Athletics' front office for four seasons, including the 1989 season in which the Athletics won the World Series. [1]

In 1991, Schueler returned to the White Sox as their general manager. As the general manager, Schueler was responsible for acquiring veterans such as Ellis Burks, Tim Raines, Bo Jackson, Julio Franco and José Valentín. He was their general manager for ten years, stepping down on October 24, 2000 to become senior vice president of the franchise, a scout, a special consultant to chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, and an adviser to general manager Ken Williams. [1] He worked in this new position through the 2002 season.

Before the 2003 season, he was hired by the Chicago Cubs as a special assistant to the president and general manager. Two years later, the St. Louis Cardinals hired Schueler to be the special assistant to the general manager. He was part of the 2006 Cardinals organization that won the World Series. In 2008, the San Francisco Giants hired Schueler to be a scout and evaluate major and minor league players and acquisitions. [5] In November 2009, The Washington Nationals hired Schueler as special adviser to GM Mike Rizzo. [6] Then, in 2014, he joined the Baltimore Orioles as a professional scout, serving through the 2018 campaign.

Personal life

Schueler has a wife, Linda, and two stepchildren, Jennifer and Christina. They live in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Schueler has two children, Kacey and Carey, from a previous marriage. Carey was the first woman to be drafted by a Major League Baseball team when the White Sox picked her in the 43rd round (1208th pick overall) in 1993. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chicago White Sox Executives". mlb.com . MLB. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  2. "Ron Schueler". Baseballbiography.com. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  3. "San Diego Padres 3 Atlanta Braves 0". Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  4. Durso, Joseph. "4 Trades Made at Meetings," The New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 1973. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "San Francisco Giants: Front Office". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  6. "Nats hire Schueler as special adviser to GM". 3 November 2009.
  7. Lyons, Jeffrey and Douglas B. Lyons, Out of Left Field, Times Books, 1999, p. 56.


Ron Schueler
Ron Schueler Phillies.jpg
Pitcher
Born: (1948-04-18) April 18, 1948 (age 75)
Catharine, Kansas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1972, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1979, for the Chicago White Sox
Sporting positions
Preceded by Chicago White Sox pitching coach
1979–1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by Oakland Athletics pitching coach
1983–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach
1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chicago White Sox general manager
1991–2000
Succeeded by