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

Rich Dubee
Dubee as a coach with the Memphis Chicks c. 1987
Coach
Born: (1957-10-19) October 19, 1957 (age 67)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

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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

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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]

In 2021, Dubee was named Coach of the Year in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, after leading the Saugerties Stallions to the championship.

References

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  1. ^ Bowman, Mark (November 25, 2013). "Braves tab ex-Phils pitching coach for Minors role". MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Beck, Jason (October 29, 2015). "Tigers name Dubee pitching coach". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Florida Marlins pitching coach
1998–2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach
2005–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Detroit Tigers pitching coach
2016–2017
Succeeded by