Ralph Martin Treuel ( ; born June 7, 1955) is an American

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and a former

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. He spent all or parts of three seasons in

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(MLB) on the coaching staff of the

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and

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. Treuel has worked for the Red Sox organization in various coaching and advisory roles since 1996.

Playing career

Treuel has spent his entire -year professional baseball career with the Tigers and Red Sox. After attending

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, he signed with Detroit in 1974 and pitched for nine seasons in the Tiger

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, including service with the Triple-A

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during 1978–1980. He compiled a 53–43 won–loss mark with a 4.11

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(ERA) in 193 minor-league games. He also pitched for the

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champion team of the

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during the 1979–80 season, and made a start in the 1980 Caribbean Series.

Coaching and managerial career

In 1983, Treuel became the pitching coach for the rookie-Level

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of the

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. In later assignments, he served as Detroit's roving minor-league pitching instructor (1985–1990), pitching coach of the Triple-A

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(1991–1992) and field coordinator of player development (1993–1994). In 1995, Treuel was

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's pitching coach with the major-league Tigers, but left the Detroit organization following that campaign. In 1996, Treuel joined the Red Sox as pitching coach of the Double-A

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, and was promoted to his first term as minor-league pitching coordinator in 1999. From September 2001 through

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of 2002, he was the major-league pitching coach of the Red Sox, but he was reassigned in favor of

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when

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replaced

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as manager on the eve of the 2002 season. During 2003–2005, Treuel served as

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of the rookie-level

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, then began his second term as Boston's roving minor-league pitching coordinator in 2006. However, Treuel interrupted that assignment to work as the Red Sox' major-league

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for four months of the 2006 season, when surgery sidelined pitching coach Dave Wallace until August 8. In 2019, Treuel became one of two pitching coordinators in the Boston system as head of logistics, with former major-league pitcher

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named to a similar role in charge of pitching performance. Treuel continued that role into the 2021 season. In February 2022, Treuel was named a minor league pitching advisor for the Red Sox. Treuel was inducted into the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Treuel, Ralph 1955 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Baseball coaches from Ohio Baseball players from Lorain County, Ohio Birmingham Barons players Boston Red Sox coaches Bristol Tigers players Clinton Pilots players Detroit Tigers coaches Evansville Triplets players Knoxville Smokies players Lakeland Tigers players Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball pitching coaches Minor league baseball managers Montgomery Rebels players Sportspeople from Elyria, Ohio 20th-century American sportsmen