Joe Kerrigan

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Joseph Thomas Kerrigan (born November 30, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former relief pitcher and longtime pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He was briefly the manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2001, and is currently the bullpen coach for the New York Yankees.

Kerrigan attended Temple University and was selected in the first round of the 1974 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos. His major league debut was on July 9, 1976. He was traded to the Baltimore Orioles following the 1977 season, and played with the Orioles until 1980.

His coaching career began in 1983 when he was named the bullpen coach for the Expos. From 1987 to 1991, he was the pitching coach for three different Montreal farm teams, and in 1992, became the pitching coach of the Expos. From 1997 to 2001 he filled the same role for the Red Sox under manager Jimy Williams, working with 1999 and 2000 Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez. In August 2001, after Williams was fired, Kerrigan was named the manager and signed a multi-year contract for the position with then-GM Dan Duquette. He led the team to a dismal 17–26 record and, with new ownership taking over in the offseason, was replaced by Grady Little during spring training in 2002. He later served as pitching coach for the Philadelphia Phillies and was hired as the bullpen coach for the New York Yankees in November 2005.

[edit] Sources

• Associated Press, "Red Sox Replace Williams with Kerrigan", August 17, 2001
• Baseball Library: Joe Kerrigan

[edit] External link

• Baseball-Reference.com - career playing statistics and managing record

Preceded by Jimy Williams

Boston Red Sox manager 2001

Succeeded by Grady Little