Bryan Price

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Bryan Price
Bryan Price on June 26, 2011.jpg
Price as pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds in 2011.
Cincinnati Reds – No. 38
Pitcher/Pitching coach
Born: (1962-06-22) June 22, 1962 (age 50)
San Francisco, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Teams

As coach

Bryan Roberts Price (born June 22, 1962, in San Francisco, California) is a Major League Baseball pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds. He was also a Minor League Baseball pitcher. Price is known for his ability to speak Spanish to help communicate with Latino players.

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Playing career [edit]

He pitched in the California Angels and Seattle Mariners organization for five seasons compiling a record of 31-19 with a 3.74 ERA in 90 games, 75 for starts.

Coaching career [edit]

Seattle Mariners [edit]

Price was the Seattle Mariners' pitching coach from 2001-2006. Price earned USA Today Baseball Weekly's Pitching Coach of the Year Award in 2001 after leading that staff to the American League ERA title with a 3.54 mark, an improvement of almost one run per game from the previous season.[1]

Arizona Diamondbacks [edit]

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 D-backs staff posted a 4.13 ERA, fourth best in the National League, on the way to the National League Championship Series.[2] He also worked for the Philadelphia Phillies as a minor league consultant.

Cincinnati Reds [edit]

On October 17, 2009, Price was named the new pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds.[3][4]

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