Summary
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 is currently the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants.
| Bryan Price | |
|---|---|
 Price as the Reds' pitching coach, 2011 | |
| San Francisco Giants – No. 80 | |
| Coach | |
| Born: June 22, 1962 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Managerial record | 279–387 |
| Winning % | .419 |
| Teams | |
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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.
Playing career edit
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.
Coaching career edit
Seattle Mariners edit
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]
Arizona Diamondbacks edit
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 as a minor league consultant.[citation needed]
Cincinnati Reds edit
On October 17, 2009, Price was hired as the pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds.[6][7]
Philadelphia Phillies edit
On October 31, 2019, Price was named the Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach.[8] Following the 2020 season, Price announced his retirement from full time coaching.[9]
San Diego Padres edit
On December 20, 2021, Price was hired by the San Diego Padres to serve as a senior advisor to the Major League coaching staff.[10]
San Francisco Giants edit
On November 14, 2023, Price was hired by the San Francisco Giants to serve as their pitching coach.[11]
Managerial career edit
Cincinnati Reds edit
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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[12] The audio was later uploaded independently to the internet and re-posted by Deadspin.[12]
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.[14]
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.[15]
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][16]
In August 2019, he became a United States national baseball team coach for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament.[17] 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.[18]
Managerial record edit
- As of games played on April 18, 2018
| 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] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Bryan Price". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Bryan Price Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Sheldon, Mark (October 22, 2013). "Reds Name Bryan Price Manager". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Reds tap Price to fill staff vacancy". Mlb.mlb.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ Price excited to join Reds Archived October 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Reds hire Price as pitching coach". Sports.espn.go.com. October 17, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Reds name new pitching coach". News.cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Phillies tab Price as new pitching coach". MLB.com. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Former manager, coach Bryan Price retires". MLB.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego Padres hire former Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price as senior advisor".
- ^ Delucchi, Marc (November 14, 2023). "SF Giants hire former Reds manager Bryce Price as pitching coach". si.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c Draper, Kevin (April 21, 2015). "Gannett Posts, Deletes Audio Of Reds Manager Saying "F***" 77 Times". deadspin.com. Deadspin. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Reds' Bryan Price Sorry for Bad Words, Sticks by Sentiment - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "Tossed before game even starts". YouTube. May 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021.>
- ^ C. Trent Rosecrans, crosecrans@enquirer.com. "Bryan Price to return to manage Reds in 2018". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Reds release manager Bryan Price after 3-15 start". MLB. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "USA Baseball Finalizes Premier12 Coaching Staff". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. August 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Navarro singles in extras, brings Mexico to the 2020 Olympics".
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Bryan Price managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com