Bryan Price

Bryan Price
Price as the Reds' pitching coach, 2011
Cincinnati Reds – No. 38
Pitcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1962-06-22) June 22, 1962 San Francisco, California
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Career statistics
Games managed	0
Win–loss record	0-0
Winning %	–
Teams
As coach Seattle Mariners (2000–2006) Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2009) Cincinnati Reds (2010–2013) As manager Cincinnati Reds (2014–present)

Bryan Roberts Price (born June 22, 1962) is the manager of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. 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 in club history on October 22, 2013, replacing the fired Dusty Baker.^[1]

Playing career

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 pitched professionally in the California Angels and Seattle Mariners organization for five seasons. He began his career with the Angels in 1984, making it as far as the Class AA Midland Angels. After his release in 1986, he took 1987 off and signed with the Mariners. He split two seasons between AA and the AAA Calgary Cannons. In his career, he compiled a record of 31–19 with a 3.74 ERA in 90 games, 75 for starts.

Coaching career

Seattle Mariners

Price was the Seattle Mariners pitching coach from 2001–2006. 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.^[2]

Arizona Diamondbacks

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.^[3] He also worked for the Philadelphia Phillies as a minor league consultant.^{[citation needed]}

Cincinnati Reds

On October 17, 2009, Price was hired as the pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds.^[4][5]

Managerial career

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. The deal is reportedly a three year contract. ^[6][7]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)