Rich Dubee

Richard Peter Dubee, Jr. (born October 19, 1957) is the pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously coached at the Major League level for the Florida Marlins (now Miami Marlins) and Philadelphia Phillies.

Playing career

Dubee was drafted in the third round of the 1976 MLB draft by the Kansas City Royals. He pitched six years in the Royals system and finished his career 45–49 with a 4.07 earned run average and twenty-six complete games.

Coaching career

Dubee confers with Kyle Kendrick on the mound.

Dubee began his coaching career with the Kansas City Royals in 1982. He was the Florida Marlins pitching coach from 1998 to 2001. He then served as the pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2005 to 2013. The 2013 season was Dubee's thirteenth and final season in the Phillies organization, and ninth as pitching coach.

He was hired as the Atlanta Braves Minor League pitching coordinator in November 2013, replacing Dave Wallace.^[1]

On October 29, 2015 Dubee was named the new pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers, replacing retiring Jeff Jones.^[2]

Personal

Dubee married Maureen Carroll on February 18, 1979. They have two children, Megan (born February 23, 1983) and Michael (born January 12, 1986). Michael was drafted and signed by the Phillies in the 18th round of the 2006 MLB draft. Megan is a 2005 graduate of the University of Florida.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)