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Rick

Kranitz 39 FRONT OFFICE

PITCHING COACH
Full Name: Richard Alan Kranitz
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
DOB: September 15, 1958 Opening Day Age: 62 RICK KRANITZ
Born: San Rafael, CA Resides: Scottsdale, AZ
Seasons on the Braves Coaching Staff: 3rd
Seasons on a Major League Coaching Staff: 21st

• Rick Kranitz is in his third season as Atlanta’s • Spent 22 years (1984-2005) with the Cubs as a
pitching coach and his 21st on a major-league coach at both the major and minor league levels.
staff. • Had stints as the major-league assistant PLAYER BIOS
• In his first two seasons with Atlanta, the pitching coach (1996-98, 2000-01) and
Braves have posted a 4.25 ERA, the fifth bullpen coach (2002).
best in the N.L...The club has allowed • Originally drafted in 1977 by St. Louis (January)
just 1.24 home runs per nine innings, the and Los Angeles-NL (June), but opted to remain
fourth lowest mark in the league. in college...Drafted again in the fourth round by
• Under Kranitz’s guidance, young Braves Milwaukee in 1979.
starters have blossomed, including RH • Pitched five seasons (1979-83) in the SEASON IN REVIEW
Mike Soroka, who finished sixth in Cy Brewers’ farm system and two seasons
Young voting in 2019, and LH Max Fried, (1984-85) in the Cubs’ minor-league
who was fifth in that voting in 2020. system.
• Has also served as a pitching coach with the • A graduate of Apollo (AZ) High School, attended
Philadelphia Phillies (2018), Milwaukee Brewers Yavapai Junior College (AZ) and was a member
(2011-15), Baltimore Orioles (2008-10) and of the school’s 1977 National Championship
Florida Marlins (2006-07). team…Also attended Oklahoma State University
• Named Major League Coach of the Year for two years. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
by Baseball America in 2006. • Kranitz and his wife, Kelly, have four children...
• Before his one year as the Phillies pitching The couple has three daughters, Paige, Christin
coach, was the club’s bullpen coach in 2016 and and Allie, and one son, Matthew.
assistant pitching coach in 2017.
Complete Record

Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK BRAVES HISTORY
1979 Burlington 4-9 3.24 13 13 8 0 0 100.0 111 50 36 6 2 41 95 9 1
1980 Holyoke 13-7 3.64 25 24 6 1 1 168.0 139 81 68 7 8 105 78 9 2
1981 El Paso 2-7 6.21 14 10 1 1 0 58.0 62 54 40 9 4 56 53 7 0
Stockton 6-4 3.30 11 11 7 2 0 79.0 59 40 29 6 4 39 88 4 0
1982 Vancouver 4-5 5.13 35 5 1 1 2 108.2 95 64 62 10 10 89 85 7 0
1983 Vancouver 1-3 5.29 7 4 0 0 0 32.1 35 22 19 5 2 29 24 2 0
El Paso 4-2 2.57 6 6 3 0 0 42.0 39 22 12 4 3 17 41 0 0 OPPONENTS
Stockton 3-1 2.22 6 6 2 2 0 44.2 30 16 11 2 0 21 44 2 0
1984 Pikeville 0-0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0
1985 Winston-Salem 0-1 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0
Minors Totals 37-39 3.98 119 79 28 7 3 635.2 575 353 281 50 33 400 512 41 3
managerial Record
Overall
Year Club / League W-L Pct. Pos. MISCELLANEOUS
2003 Daytona/Florida State 66-71 .482 2nd

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