Rich Monteleone
| Rich Monteleone | |
|---|---|
 Monteleone with the Nashville Sounds in 1985 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 22, 1963 Tampa, Florida | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 15, 1987, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| NPB: April 11, 1995, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: July 11, 1996, for the California Angels | |
| NPB: July 14, 1995, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 24–17 |
| Earned run average | 3.87 |
| Strikeouts | 212 |
| Teams | |
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Richard Monteleone (born March 22, 1963) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
Career[]
Monteleone was the first round pick (20th overall) for the Detroit Tigers in the 1982 draft. However, he began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners in 1987. After a year in Seattle, Monteleone pitched relief for the California Angels from 1988 to 1989, the New York Yankees from 1990 to 1993, the San Francisco Giants in 1994, and the Angels again from 1995 to 1996. In 1995, he started the season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons before returning to the Angels.[1]
After his last season as a player in 1996, Monteleone signed up as a coach for the Yankees, where he has remained ever since. While he was most recently with the big league team, Monteleone has also coached Yankees' minor league teams during his tenure. From 2002 to 2008, Monteleone served as the bullpen coach for the Yankees. He was fired by the team after the disastrous 2008 season.
Monteleone holds the Major League career record for most pitching appearances without a start or a save with 210.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
Monteleone and his wife Loretta have two daughters, Chelsea Rhae and Alexis Blake.
References[]
- ^ Topkin, Mark (4 October 2005). "Pitcher's odd year finishes in first". tampabay.com/archive. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- American people of Italian descent
- Baseball coaches from Florida
- Baseball players from Florida
- Birmingham Barons players
- Bristol Tigers players
- Calgary Cannons players
- California Angels players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Evansville Triplets players
- Lakeland Tigers players
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Nashville Sounds players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- New York Yankees coaches
- New York Yankees players
- Sportspeople from Tampa, Florida
- San Francisco Giants players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Vancouver Canadians players