Randy Knorr

Randy Knorr
Knorr as the bench coach of the Nationals in 2012
Washington Nationals
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1968-11-12) November 12, 1968 San Gabriel, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1991, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 2001, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average	.226
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	88
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1995) Houston Astros (1996–1997) Florida Marlins (1998) Houston Astros (1999) Texas Rangers (2000) Montreal Expos (2001)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1993)

Randy Duane Knorr (born November 12, 1968 in San Gabriel, California) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He was the manager for the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League in 2011, and is a former catcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays (1991–95), Houston Astros (1996–97 and 1999), Florida Marlins (1998), Texas Rangers (2000) and Montreal Expos (2001).

He was on the Blue Jays during their 1991 American League Eastern Division and 1992 and 1993 World Series wins. He also helped the Astros win the 1997 and 1999 National League Central Division.

In 11 seasons he played in 253 Games and had 676 At Bats, 82 Runs, 153 Hits, 27 Doubles, 3 Triples, 24 Home Runs, 88 RBI, 47 Walks, .226 Batting Average, .278 On-base percentage, .382 Slugging Percentage, 258 Total Bases, 8 Sacrifice Hits, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 3 Intentional Walks. Just before he retired, he played for the Edmonton Trappers. In July 2004, Knorr became a citizen of Canada.

In 2008, he was the manager of the Potomac Nationals, who he guided to the 2008 Carolina League Mills Cup championship on Sept. 12, 2008. He served as the bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals for the last half of the 2006 season and was hired to be the bullpen coach for a second time in 2009. He was promoted to bench coach in 2012, and served in that capacity for 4 years. He was told that his contract would not be renewed after the 2015 season.

On October 12, 2015, Nationals GM Mike Rizzo (baseball) announced that Knorr would return to the Nationals organization as Senior Advisor to the General Manager specializing in Player Development.

During the Australian summer of 1989-90 Randy Knorr played ball for the Melbourne Monarchs and the Williamstown Wolves.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob Henley	Potomac Nationals Manager 2006	Succeeded by Edgar Caceres
Preceded by John Wetteland	Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach 2006	Succeeded by Ricardo Aponte
Preceded by Edgar Caceres	Potomac Nationals Manager 2007-2008	Succeeded by Trent Jewett
Preceded by Ricardo Aponte	Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach 2009	Succeeded by Jim Lett
Preceded by John Stearns	Harrisburg Senators Manager 2010-2010	Succeeded by Tony Beasley
Preceded by Trent Jewett	Syracuse Chiefs Manager 2011	Succeeded by Tony Beasley
Preceded by Pat Corrales	Washington Nationals Bench Coach 2012–2015	Succeeded by Chris Speier