Playing career
Price attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California, and theCoaching career
Seattle Mariners
Price was the Seattle Mariners pitching coach from 2001 to 2006. Price earned '' USA Today'' '' Baseball Weekly''s Pitching Coach of the Year Award in 2001 after leading that staff to theArizona Diamondbacks
Price was the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach until May 7, 2009, when he resigned after manager Bob Melvin was replaced by A. J. Hinch. Price was named Major League Coach of the Year by Baseball America in 2007 after his Diamondbacks staff posted a 4.13 ERA, fourth best in the National League, on the way to the National League Championship Series. He also worked for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009 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 Philadelphia Phillies 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 San Diego Padres to serve as a senior advisor to the Major League coaching staff.San Francisco Giants
On November 14, 2023, Price was hired by the San Francisco Giants to serve as their pitching coach. On October 15, 2024, Price stepped down from his role.Managerial career
Cincinnati Reds
Price was hired as manager of the Cincinnati Reds on October 21, 2013, replacing Dusty Baker, 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 Milwaukee Brewers 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. '' The Cincinnati Enquirer''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 Jim Riggleman. Price finished with a record of 279 wins and 387 losses. In August 2019, he became aManagerial record
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