Randy Duane Knorr (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional

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, and

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. He is currently the catching coordinator for the

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. Knorr is a former

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who played for the

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(1991–95),

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(1996–97 and 1999),

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(1998), Texas Rangers (2000) and

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(2001).

Career

Playing career

He was on the Blue Jays during their 1991

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Eastern Division and

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and

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wins. He also helped the Astros win the 1997 and 1999

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Central Division. During the Australian summer of 1989-90, Knorr played ball for the Melbourne Monarchs and the Williamstown Wolves. In 11 seasons, Knorr played in 253 games and compiled a .226 batting average with 24 home runs and 88 RBI. Shortly before he retired, he played for the

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. In July 2004, Knorr became a citizen of

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. He played with the CARDENALES DE LARA BBC in the venezuelan winter league in the 90-91 season being champions for the first time in the venezuelan league

Coaching career

In 2008, he was the manager of the

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, who he guided to the 2008 Carolina League Mills Cup championship on Sept. 12, 2008. He served as the

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for the

for the last half of the 2006 season and was hired to be the bullpen coach for a second time in 2009. He was promoted to bench coach in 2012, and served in that capacity under

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and then Matt Williams, for 4 years. Shortly after the 2015 season, Williams was fired as the manager, and Knorr was told that his contract would not be renewed; soon afterwards, Knorr returned to the Nationals organization as Senior Advisor to the General Manager for Player Development. On October 23, 2017, Randy was named the manager of the

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, the

Triple-A affiliate. He previously managed the Chiefs in 2011. On October 28, 2020, he was named first base coach for the Washington Nationals. On October 10, 2021, Knorr was removed from his position and assigned to a player development role.

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