Carlos Tosca (born September 29, 1953)[1] is a Cuban Field Coach for the GCL Orioles. He is a former Major League and minor league baseball manager.

Carlos Tosca
Tosca with the Atlanta Braves in 2013
Manager / Coach
Born: (1953-09-29) September 29, 1953 (age 71)
Pinar del Río, Cuba
MLB statistics
Games managed382
Win–loss record191–191
Winning %.500
Teams
As manager

As coach

He was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2002 to 2004. He succeeded Buck Martinez on June 3, 2002, served the entire 2003 season, then was replaced by John Gibbons on August 8, 2004, after compiling a 191–191 win–loss record (.500).

Tosca is a graduate of the University of South Florida. He did not play professional baseball, but became a coach at the high school level after his graduation. In 1978, he entered pro baseball as a coach in the Short Season-A New York–Penn League.

Biography

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Tosca managed in the farm systems of the New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves for 17 seasons between 1980 and 2001. He was the first manager in the history of the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League, serving as their pilot from 1994 to 1996. He has managed at the highest level of minor league baseball with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights (1997) and Richmond Braves (2001), and was the bench coach on Buck Showalter's staff during the first three MLB seasons (1998–2000) in Arizona Diamondbacks history.

Tosca was hired as the third base coach of the Blue Jays for the 2002 season by the club's recently appointed general manager, J. P. Ricciardi. When Toronto started poorly (20–33, .377) under Martinez—who had been hired by former GM Gord Ash—Ricciardi replaced the incumbent manager with Tosca. Over the final two-thirds of the campaign, Tosca led the Jays to a 58–51 (.523) mark and a third-place finish in the American League East Division.[2] Tosca then produced another winning record (86–76, .531) and third-place finish in 2003.[2] But in 2004, the Jays won only 47 of their first 111 games (.423) and were in fifth place in their division when Tosca was relieved of command by Ricciardi.[2] The Jays finished the campaign at 67–94 (.416).

After returning to the Diamondbacks in 2005–2006 to coach third base under manager Bob Melvin, Tosca was the bench coach for the Marlins under Fredi González from 2007 to June 22, 2010.

When González was hired to replace Bobby Cox as the manager of the Braves following the 2010 season, Tosca was hired to serve as the Braves' new bench coach.[3] He managed the Braves on May 10 and 11, 2013 due to González' daughter's college graduation.

On May 17, 2016, both Tosca and González were dismissed from the Atlanta Braves.

In February 2019, Tosca was named as the Field Coach for the GCL Orioles.

Managerial record

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As of September 28, 2015
Team Year Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
TOR 2002 109 58 51 .532 3rd in AL East
TOR 2003 162 86 76 .531 3rd in AL East
TOR 2004 111 47 64 .423 fired
Total[2] 382 191 191 .500 0 0

Personal

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Tosca has an identical twin brother named Rick.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Tosca Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Carlos Tosca". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Hummer, Steve (October 16, 2010). "Being bilingual an advantage for Fredi Gonzalez". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tampa Sports History: Catching up with Carlos Tosca, Part I". 6 July 2009.
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Managerial/coaching positions
Preceded by
Franchise inactive
Jack Gillis
Gulf Coast League Yankees manager
1980–1982
1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by Greensboro Hornets manager
1983–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Gulf Coast Royals manager
1988–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by Baseball City Royals manager
1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Franchise created
Gulf Coast Marlins manager
1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Kane County Cougars manager
1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Franchise created
Portland Sea Dogs manager
1994–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Charlotte Knights manager
1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Franchise created
Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach
1998–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Richmond Braves manager
2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Toronto Blue Jays third base coach
2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Florida Marlins bench coach
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlanta Braves bench coach
2011–2016
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