Gary Tuck

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Gary Tuck
Tuck in Fort Myers, Florida during spring workouts in 2007.
New York Yankees
Catcher/Coach/Manager
Born: (1954-09-06) September 6, 1954 Amsterdam, New York
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Teams
As Coach New York Yankees (1990), (1998-1999), (2014-present) Florida Marlins (2006) Boston Red Sox (2006-2012)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series Champion (1998, 1999 and 2007)

Gary Robert Tuck (born September 6, 1954) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He has coached in Minor League Baseball and in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, and Boston Red Sox.

Early life

A graduate of Indiana University,^[1] Tuck has 23 years of professional coaching experience. He started his baseball career as a catcher for the Montreal Expos organization and played for them during three minor league seasons. Following his playing retirement, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame in 1980, and Arizona State University in 1981.

Minor and Major League Career

After winning an NCAA championship with Arizona State, Tuck was hired to coach for the nearby Tucson Toros, a Minor League affiliate of the Houston Astros. Tuck spent eight years in the Astros organization. In 1986 he managed the Double-A Columbus Astros to a league championship,^[2] winning Southern League Manager of the Year honors.

By 1989, Tuck was a coach on the New York Yankees Triple-A team, the Columbus Clippers.^[3] In 1990, Tuck served as bullpen coach to the Yankees. The next year he was the manager of the Cleveland Indians Single-A team, a job he held before switching to a Scout for the Indians.

He would rejoin the Yankees again in 1996 as their Single-A Manager. With the Yankees, Tuck won World Series rings as the team catching instructor in 1998 and 1999.^[4] In 2006, he served as former major league catcher Joe Girardi's bench coach in Florida, where he was best known for writing the lineup card in calligraphy .

In November 2006, the Boston Red Sox hired Tuck as their new bullpen coach.^[1] He joined pitching coach John Farrell and hitting coach Dave Magadan as new members of the Red Sox coaching staff for the 2007 season. He earned another World Series ring as a member of Boston's 2007 championship team. Tuck also served as an organization-wide catching instructor during spring training.^[1] On January 29, 2013, he notified the Red Sox he intends to retire effective immediately.^[5]

Tuck rejoined the Yankees as their bullpen coach during the 2013-14 offseason.^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Phil Rogers (March 10, 2012). "Gary Tuck a coach worthy of the profession - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
↑ "1986 Columbus Astros Statistics - Minor Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
↑ http://www.milb.com/league1/page.jsp?ymd=20070221&content_id=180318&vkey=league1_l111&fext=.jsp&sid=l111
↑ "Manager and Coaches | redsox.com: Team". Boston.redsox.mlb.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
↑ Loiselle, Mark (January 29, 2013). "Report: Red Sox’ Longtime Bullpen Coach Gary Tuck Retires | Boston Red Sox". NESN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
↑ http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2013/12/20/yankees-announce-tuck-as-new-bullpen-coach/

External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
The Boston Globe
Boston Red Sox news
MLB.com
Retrosheet

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Cripe	Columbus Astros Manager 1986	Succeeded by Tom Wiedenbauer
Preceded by Keith Bodie	Auburn Astros Manager 1987	Succeeded by Frank Cacciatore
Preceded by Keith Bodie	Asheville Tourists Manager 1988	Succeeded by Jim Coveney
Preceded by Jim Gabella	Watertown Indians Manager 1991	Succeeded by Jim Gabella
Preceded by Rob Thomson	Oneonta Yankees Manager 1996	Succeeded by Joe Arnold
Preceded by Harry Dunlop	Florida Marlins bench coach 2006	Succeeded by Carlos Tosca
Preceded by Al Nipper	Boston Red Sox bullpen coach 2007-2012	Succeeded by Dana LeVangie
Preceded by n/a Mike Harkey	New York Yankees bullpen coach 1990 2014	Succeeded by n/a Incumbent

v t e New York Yankees 1998 World Series Champions

2 Derek Jeter 11 Chuck Knoblauch 14 Hideki Irabu 18 Scott Brosius (World Series MVP) 19 Luis Sojo 20 Jorge Posada 21 Paul O'Neill 22 Homer Bush 24 Tino Martinez 25 Joe Girardi 26 Orlando Hernández 27 Graeme Lloyd 28 Chad Curtis 29 Mike Stanton 31 Tim Raines 33 David Wells 36 David Cone 38 Ricky Ledée 39 Darryl Strawberry 40 Darren Holmes 42 Mariano Rivera 43 Jeff Nelson 45 Chili Davis 46 Andy Pettitte 47 Shane Spencer 51 Bernie Williams 55 Ramiro Mendoza 60 Mike Lowell Manager 6 Joe Torre Bench Coach 50 Don Zimmer Pitching Coach 34 Mel Stottlemyre First Base Coach 53 José Cardenal Hitting Coach 49 Chris Chambliss Third Base Coach 30 Willie Randolph Bullpen Coach 40 Tony Cloninger Assistant Coach 57 Gary Tuck

Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series

v t e New York Yankees 1999 World Series Champions

2 Derek Jeter 11 Chuck Knoblauch 13 Jim Leyritz 14 Hideki Irabu 17 Ricky Ledée 18 Scott Brosius 19 Luis Sojo 20 Jorge Posada 21 Paul O'Neill 22 Roger Clemens 24 Tino Martinez 25 Joe Girardi 26 Orlando Hernández 27 Allen Watson 28 Chad Curtis 29 Mike Stanton 35 Clay Bellinger 36 David Cone 38 Jason Grimsley 39 Darryl Strawberry 42 Mariano Rivera (World Series MVP) 43 Jeff Nelson 45 Chili Davis 46 Andy Pettitte 47 Shane Spencer 51 Bernie Williams 55 Ramiro Mendoza Manager 6 Joe Torre Bench Coach 50 Don Zimmer Pitching Coach 34 Mel Stottlemyre First Base Coach 53 José Cardenal Hitting Coach 49 Chris Chambliss Third Base Coach 30 Willie Randolph Bullpen Coach 40 Tony Cloninger Assistant Coach 57 Gary Tuck

Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series

v t e Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series Champions

7 J. D. Drew 10 Coco Crisp 12 Eric Hinske 13 Alex Cora 15 Dustin Pedroia 17 Manny Delcarmen 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka 19 Josh Beckett 20 Kevin Youkilis 23 Julio Lugo 24 Manny Ramirez 25 Mike Lowell (World Series MVP) 28 Doug Mirabelli 31 Jon Lester 32 Bobby Kielty 33 Jason Varitek 34 David Ortiz 36 Kevin Cash 37 Hideki Okajima 38 Curt Schilling 39 Kyle Snyder 46 Jacoby Ellsbury 48 Javier López 49 Tim Wakefield 50 Mike Timlin 51 Julián Tavárez 58 Jonathan Papelbon 83 Éric Gagné Manager 47 Terry Francona Coaches 2 Brad Mills 16 Luis Alicea 29 Dave Magadan 35 DeMarlo Hale 52 John Farrell 57 Gary Tuck 65 Ino Guerrero

Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series

v t e New York Yankees current roster

Active roster	2 Derek Jeter 11 Brett Gardner 12 Alfonso Soriano 18 Hiroki Kuroda 19 Masahiro Tanaka 22 Jacoby Ellsbury 25 Mark Teixeira 26 Eduardo Núñez 27 Shawn Kelley 29 Francisco Cervelli 30 David Robertson 31 Ichiro Suzuki 34 Brian McCann 35 Michael Pineda 35 Brendan Ryan 36 Carlos Beltrán 38 Preston Claiborne 41 David Phelps 43 Adam Warren 47 Iván Nova 52 CC Sabathia 53 Austin Romine 61 Dellin Betances 63 Zoilo Almonte 64 César Cabral 66 J. R. Murphy 67 Manny Banuelos 72 José Ramírez 75 Nik Turley 79 Ramón Flores – Dean Anna – Jose Campos – Shane Greene – Slade Heathcott – Kelly Johnson – Bryan Mitchell – Vidal Nuño – Brian Roberts – Gary Sánchez – Matt Thornton

Restricted list	13 Alex Rodriguez

Coaching staff	Manager 28 Joe Girardi Bench 56 Tony Peña First base 50 Mick Kelleher Third base 59 Rob Thomson Hitting 54 Kevin Long Pitching 58 Larry Rothschild Bullpen – Gary Tuck Bullpen catcher 88 Román Rodríguez

Persondata
Name	Tuck, Gary
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball manager
Date of birth	September 6, 1954
Place of birth	Amsterdam, New York
Date of death
Place of death

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