Brad Arnsberg

Brad Arnsberg
Pitcher
Born: August 20, 1963
Seattle, Washington
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 6, 1986 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
April 23, 1992 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Win-loss record 9-6
Earned run average 4.26
Strikeouts 100
Teams

Bradley James Arnsberg (born August 20, 1963) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He was also the pitching coach for the Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros. Now with the Arizona Diamondbacks, he currently resides in Cave Creek, Arizona with his wife Shelley Lee Arnsberg. He has two children, Kyle Preston Arnsberg and Kaden James Arnsberg. Kyle is currently attending and playing baseball at Louisiana Tech University, and Kaden is at Northern Arizona University.

Playing career

Arnsberg graduated from high school in Medford, Oregon,[1][2] and was drafted in the first round of the 1983 draft (9th overall) out of Merced College. During his playing career, he played with the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians. He made his debut on September 6, 1986, at the age of 23. While pitching for the Rangers, he earned the save for Nolan Ryan's 300th career win against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee on July 31, 1990 (when the Brewers played in the American League). He played the last game of his Major League career on April 23, 1992, and spent the next two seasons on various minor league teams before retiring.

Coaching career

Arnsberg served as a coach for the Florida Marlins as they won the 2003 World Series. After spending time in Toronto as a pitching coach, he was hired by the Houston Astros to serve as their pitching coach for the 2010 season.[3] He was fired on June 14, 2011.[4] In 2013 Arnsberg was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as a Major/Minor league rehab coordinator.

References

  1. ↑ Manager and Coaches | bluejays.com: Team
  2. ↑ Brad Arnsberg Statistics - The Baseball Cube
  3. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091030&content_id=7582974&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
  4. ↑ Calcaterra, Craig. "Astros fire their pitching coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

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