Bryan Roberts Price (born June 22, 1962) is an American former

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and

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. Price was the manager of the

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of MLB, from 2014 through 2018. After pitching in the minor leagues, Price has served as the pitching coach for the

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, and Cincinnati Reds before being named manager of the Reds. The Reds named Price the 61st manager in club history on October 22, 2013, replacing

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. However, after 4 consecutive losing seasons, and a 3-15 start to the season in 2018, he was fired by the Reds, along with his pitching coach at the time, Mack Jenkins, and replaced by

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Playing career

Price attended

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, and the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant un ...

, where he played

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for the

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team. He was drafted by the

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in the eighth round of the

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(190th overall). Price began his Minor League Baseball (MiLB) career in 1984, advancing to the Class AA

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over 3 seasons in the Angels

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; he was released following the 1986 season. Price then took 1987 off and signed with the

organization. He split two seasons between AA and the AAA

Calgary Cannons The Calgary Cannons were a minor league baseball team located in Calgary, Alberta, for 18 seasons, from 1985 until 2002. They were a member of the AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) and played at Foothills Stadium. The Cannons displaced the Cal ...

. Over the course of Price’s five-year MiLB career, he compiled a record of 31–19 with a 3.74

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(ERA) in 90 games, 75 of which were starts.

Coaching career

Seattle Mariners

Price was the

pitching coach from 2001–2006. Price earned ''

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'' ''

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''s Pitching Coach of the Year Award in 2001 after leading that staff to the

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ERA title with a 3.54 mark, an improvement of almost one run per game from the previous season.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Price was the

pitching coach until May 7, 2009, when he resigned after manager

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was replaced by

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. Price was named Major League Coach of the Year by

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in 2007 after his Diamondbacks staff posted a 4.13 ERA, fourth best in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

, on the way to the

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. He also worked for the

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as a minor league consultant.

Cincinnati Reds

On October 17, 2009, Price was hired as the pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds.

Philadelphia Phillies

On October 31, 2019, Price was named the

pitching coach. Following the 2020 season, Price announced his retirement from full time coaching.

San Diego Padres

On December 20, 2021, Price was hired by the

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to serve as a senior advisor to the Major League coaching staff.

Managerial career

Cincinnati Reds

Price was hired as manager of the Cincinnati Reds on October 21, 2013, replacing

, and was publicly announced at a news conference on October 22. On September 26, 2014, the team announced that Price and Walt Jocketty would return for the 2015 season. On April 20, 2015, Price went on an angry, expletive-filled rant to a gathering of the Cincinnati media before a 6-1 win over the

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over reporters leaking undisclosed developments about players that he believed would put his team at a competitive disadvantage. In particular, he was upset that a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter saw catcher Devin Mesoraco on his flight, and then tweeted the catcher wasn't available to play during a game in St. Louis because of injury. In the rant, Price used the variations of the f-word 77 times and 11 other profanities. ''

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''s official website posted an edited audio version of the rant, but later removed it. The audio was later uploaded independently to the internet and re-posted by Deadspin. On May 23, 2015, Price was ejected before a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians began. He got into a dispute with the umpiring crew while delivering the lineup card, and was tossed. On October 3, 2015, it was announced that Price would remain as manager of the Reds for 2016. On September 2, 2017, despite a mixed season, it was announced that Price would be returning as manager of the Reds for the 2018 season. After a 3-15 start to begin 2018, the Reds released Price on April 19, 2018. He was temporarily replaced by bench coach

. Price finished with a record of 279 wins and 387 losses. In August 2019, he became a

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coach for the

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tournament. The team finished fourth in the tournament, and failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics as it finished behind Mexico, but will have another opportunity to qualify.

Managerial record

References

External links

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