Rick Adair
| Rick Adair | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitching coach | |
| Born: January 19, 1958 Spartanburg, South Carolina | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| debut | |
| 1979, for the Alexandria Mariners | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1985, for the Chattanooga Lookouts | |
| Minor League Baseball statistics (through 1985) | |
| Win-loss record | 44–46 |
| Earned run average | 3.92 |
| Strikeouts | 474 |
| WHIP | 1.480 |
| Teams | |
Michael Richard Adair (born January 19, 1958 in Spartanburg, South Carolina) was the pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles and a former minor league baseball player. He was succeeded as pitching coach by Bill Castro and then Dave Wallace, the current pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles.
Playing career
As a player, Adair played college baseball at Western Carolina University and was drafted by the then-newly formed Mariners in the third round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2] Injuries ended his career seven years later, having peaked at the Triple-A level.[2]
Coaching career
He has held various coaching jobs since the end of his playing career, mostly as a minor-league pitching coach, with the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations. He held major league coaching jobs with Cleveland, Detroit, and Seattle. Prior to being appointed to his former position with Seattle, Adair spent four seasons as a minor-league pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers.[3]
He was suspended on September 11, 1997, for 2 games after a postgame confrontation with the umpires.[4]
Adair served as pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners.[1] In 2011, he was hired as the bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles.[5] Adair took over pitching coach Mark Connor's position after the latter resigned on June 14.[6] In August 2013 Adair went on a leave of absence, due to personal reasons, from his post as the pitching coach of The Baltimore Orioles and was succeeded by Bill Castro.[7]
Personal
Adair is the nephew of former MLB pitcher and pitching coach Art Fowler.[8]
References
- ^ a b Mariners fire manager Don Wakamatsu Mariners fire manager Don Wakamatsu
- ^ a b Rick Adair - The Baseball Cube
- ^ Rick Adair - BR Bullpen
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/2010/10/orioles_agree_with_adair_as_bu.html
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110614&content_id=20469476&vkey=pr_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal
- ^ Gary Thorne, MASN, broadcast of Baltimore Orioles v. Boston Red Sox, August 27, 2013.
- ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/larrystone/2011373021_stone18.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors) and BR Bullpen
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitching coaches
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Cleveland Indians coaches
- Detroit Tigers coaches
- Seattle Mariners coaches
- Baltimore Orioles coaches
- Alexandria Mariners players
- Lynn Sailors players
- Wausau Timbers players
- Salt Lake City Gulls players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players