Joseph Thomas Kerrigan (born January 30, 1954) is an American former

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, and longtime pitching coach. He played for the

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and

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from 1976 to 1980, and managed the

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in 2001.

Biography

A native of

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, Kerrigan attended Father Judge High School and

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where he played in the 1972 College World Series. Later that summer, he played

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in the

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for the

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. He was selected in the first round of the 1974 amateur draft by the

. His major league debut was on July 9, 1976. He was acquired along with

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and Gary Roenicke by the

from the Expos for Rudy May, Randy Miller and Bryn Smith at the Winter Meetings on December 7, 1977. He played with the Orioles until 1980.

Coaching career

His coaching career began in 1983 when he was named the bullpen coach for the Expos. From 1987 to 1991, he was the pitching coach for three different Montreal

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s, and in 1992, became the pitching coach of the Expos. From 1997 to 2001 he filled the same role for the Red Sox under manager

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, working with 1999 and 2000

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winner Pedro Martínez. In August 2001, after Williams was fired, Kerrigan was named the manager and signed a multi-year contract for the position with then-GM Dan Duquette. However, he led the team to a 17–26 record and, with new ownership taking over in the offseason, was replaced by Grady Little during

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in 2002. Kerrigan later served as pitching coach for the

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and was hired as the bullpen coach for the

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in November 2005. In October 2008, he became the pitching coach for the

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. Kerrigan was relieved of his duty as pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 8, 2010.

Managerial record

References

* Associated Press, "Red Sox Replace Williams with Kerrigan", August 17, 2001 * ''Baseball Biography:'
Joe Kerrigan

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