Roly de Armas
| Roly de Armas | |
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| Catcher/ Coach | |
| Born: December 29, 1951 New York, New York | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
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Rolando Jesús de Armas (born December 29, 1951,[1][2] at New York, New York) is an American baseball manager for the GCL Phillies of the Minor League Baseball. A former catcher in the minor leagues, he spent all of his playing career and most of his managing career as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies' organization. He has also been a Major League coach for the Chicago White Sox (1995–96) and Toronto Blue Jays (2000). In 2008, de Armas was the interim bullpen coach for the World Series Champion Phillies, filling in after Ramon Henderson left the team to receive treatment for alcoholism.[3]
Career
De Armas graduated from Archbishop Curley High School of Miami, Florida, attended Miami Dade North Junior College and graduated from Georgia Southern University.[1] He played five seasons (1973–77) in the Phillies' farm system, peaking at the Double-A level with the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League. De Armas batted .259 with one home run in 311 games played.
His managing career began in 1979 and as of 2018[4] he was still managing in the Philadelphia farm system with the GCL Phillies of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, his 33rd season as a minor league skipper.
In August 2019, he became a United States national baseball team coach for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament.[5] The team finished fourth in the tournament, and failed to qualify for the 2020 Olympics as it finished behind Mexico, but will have another opportunity to qualify.[6]
References
- ^ a b Howe News Bureau, Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Organization Book. St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dearma001rol; Retrosheet lists de Armas' birthday as December 21, 1951
- ^ "Roly de Armas". Retrosheet.org. December 21, 1951. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ GCL Phillies official website
- ^ "USA Baseball Finalizes Premier12 Coaching Staff". USA Baseball. August 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Coach's page in Retrosheet
- 1951 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball people in Canada
- Auburn Phillies players
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball coaches from New York (state)
- Baseball players 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
- Sportspeople from New York City
- Spartanburg Phillies players
- Toronto Blue Jays coaches
- United States national baseball team people