Randy Knorr
| Randy Knorr | |||
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 Knorr as the bench coach of the Nationals in 2012 | |||
| Washington Nationals | |||
| Catcher / Coach | |||
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Born: November 12, 1968 San Gabriel, California | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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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.[1]
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.
References
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 |