Barry Manuel

Barry Manuel
Barry Manuel
	Pitcher
	Born: August 12, 1965 (age 59); Mamou, Louisiana
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 6, 1991, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
	August 8, 1998, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	7-2
Earned run average	3.87
Strikeouts	109
Teams
	Texas Rangers (1991–1992); Montreal Expos (1996); New York Mets 1997; Arizona Diamondbacks (1998); Seibu Lions (1999);

Barry Paul Manuel (born August 12, 1965, in Mamou, Louisiana) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1991 and 1998, and one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1999.

In high school Manuel made the all-state team in 1984 and went on to play for LSU from 1984-87. In 1986 he was voted on the College Baseball All-American team. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the second round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. Manuel was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1991, with the Texas Rangers.

After his major league career, Manuel played one game for the Seibu Lions in Japan in 1999.

Barry currently serves as the head baseball coach and the gameday football coordinator for Westminster Christian Academy in Opelousas, Louisiana.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet
The Baseball Gauge
Venezuela Winter League

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