Rolando Jesús de Armas (born December 29, 1951)Howe News Bureau, ''Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Organization Book.'' St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985 is an American

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, most recently for the FCL Phillies of

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in 2021. A former

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in the minor leagues, he spent all of his playing career and most of his managing career as a member of the

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' organization. He has also been a

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(MLB) for the

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(1995–1996) and

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(2000), and was interim bullpen coach for the 2008 Phillies championship team.

Career

De Armas graduated from Archbishop Curley High School of

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, attended Miami Dade North Junior College and graduated from

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. He played five seasons, 1973–1977, in the Phillies'

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, peaking at the Double-A level with the

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of the Eastern League. De Armas batted .259 with one

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in 311 games played. De Armas began his managing career in 1979, and as of 2018 he was still managing in the Philadelphia farm system with the GCL Phillies of the

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, his 33rd season as a minor-league skipper. In August 2019, de Armas was named a coach for the

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for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament. The team finished fourth in the tournament, failing to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. In April 2021, he was again named a national team coach, for the team's final efforts to qualify for

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, held in 2021 in Tokyo. The team qualified, with de Armas serving as bullpen coach for the Olympics. The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game. De Armas won the 2021 Mike Coolbaugh Award for his "outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field."

References

External links

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Coach's page
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{{DEFAULTSORT:De Armas, Roly 1951 births Living people American expatriate baseball people in Canada Auburn Phillies players Baseball catchers Baseball coaches from New York (state) Chicago White Sox coaches Georgia Southern University alumni Clearwater Phillies players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Minor league baseball managers Peninsula Pilots players Philadelphia Phillies coaches Reading Phillies players Rocky Mount Phillies players Baseball players from New York City Spartanburg Phillies players Toronto Blue Jays coaches United States national baseball team people Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School alumni