Dana Alan LeVangie (born August 11, 1969) is an American

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and

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, who was the pitching coach for the

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(MLB) in and . Formerly a

and

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, as an active player he both batted and threw right-handed and was listed at and .

Early years

A native of

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, LeVangie graduated from

Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Whitman-Hanson Regional High School is a public high school located in Hanson, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves students in grades 9-12 from the towns of Whitman, Massachusetts and Hanson, Massachusetts. It is part of the Whitman-Ha ...

in 1987; he then attended

Cape Cod Community College Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "Four Cs", is a public community college in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachu ...

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(1987–1989), and

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(AIC) in

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(1989–1991). He was a catcher on the AIC Yellow Jackets baseball team for two seasons (1990–1991). As a senior, he batted .473 with 13

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s and 87 RBIs, and was named 1991 Division II Northeast Player of the Year. He was selected by the Red Sox in the 14th round of the

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Playing career

LeVangie signed with the Red Sox in June 1991, and played in the Boston

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through 1996. He mostly played at the

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and Double-A levels, along with eight games in Triple-A. He was a career .196 hitter with seven home runs and 78 RBIs in 351 games played. LeVangie participated in

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replacement games in 1995, during the 1994–95 MLB strike.

Post-playing career

LeVangie became the bullpen catcher for the 1997 Red Sox, and served in that role for eight years, through the 2004 Red Sox

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season. He then worked as a scout for the Red Sox for eight seasons, serving as a pro scout in 2005 and an advance scout from 2006 through 2012. In 2013, LeVangie was named to succeed

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as bullpen coach for the Red Sox. He held that role until mid-August 2015, when he became interim bench coach for the Red Sox, one of several coaching reassignments caused by

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John Farrell's medical leave of absence for the successful treatment of

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. LeVangie returned to his role as the Red Sox' bullpen coach for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. LeVangie replaced Carl Willis as Boston pitching coach on November 8, 2017, on the staff of new manager

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. The first non-pitcher to hold that role for the Red Sox since Mike Roarke in 1994, LeVangie received credit for his contributions to Boston's 108-win regular season, its

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pennant, and

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championship. The Red Sox finished third in their league in team

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(3.75), then won 11 of 14 post-season games to capture their ninth world title. On October 8, 2019, the Red Sox announced that LeVangie would not return as the team's pitching coach for the 2020 season, but would stay with the team as a pro scout.

Personal life

LeVangie was inducted to the AIC Yellow Jackets Hall of Fame in 2006. As of November 2017, LeVangie lives in

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, with his wife and two children.

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Levangie, Dana 1969 births Living people American International College alumni Baseball coaches from Massachusetts Baseball players from Massachusetts Boston Red Sox coaches Boston Red Sox scouts Elmira Pioneers players Fort Lauderdale Red Sox players Lynchburg Red Sox players Major League Baseball bullpen catchers Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball pitching coaches New Britain Red Sox players Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Whitman, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts Trenton Thunder players Whitman-Hanson Regional High School alumni Winter Haven Red Sox players