Jayce Tingler

{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1980)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Jayce Tingler

|image = Jayce Tingler 6.19.21.jpg

|caption = Tingler with the San Diego Padres in 2021

|team = Minnesota Twins

|number = 33

|position = Coach / Manager

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|28}}

|birth_place = Smithville, Missouri, U.S.

|bats = Left

|throws = Left

|statyear = 2022 season

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 119–107

|stat2label = Winning %

|stat2value = {{Winning percentage|119|107}}

|teams=

;As manager

San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2020}}–{{mlby|2021}})

;As coach

Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2015}}–{{mlby|2016}}, {{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2019}})
Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2022}}–present)

}}

Jayce Michael Tingler (born November 28, 1980){{Cite web |title=Jayce Tingler Minor Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tingle001jay |access-date=August 24, 2021 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} is an American professional baseball coach and manager. He is the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as manager of MLB's San Diego Padres from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the major league player development field coordinator and assistant general manager for the Texas Rangers. He played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers.

Early life

Tingler graduated from Smithville High School in Smithville, Missouri.{{Cite news |last=Christian Hardy |date=July 25, 2016 |title=As two of Smithville's best athletes, Jayce Tingler and Jacob Bohlken share admiration |work=The Kansas City Star |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/high-school/article91631867.html |access-date=October 10, 2018}} He was named to four All-Midland Empire Conference teams in baseball.{{Cite news |last=Cody Thorn |date=June 5, 2015 |title=Texas Rangers' coaching staff features Smithville's Tingler |work=St. Joseph News-Press |url=http://www.newspressnow.com/sports/high_school/area_high_schools/texas-rangers-coaching-staff-features-smithville-s-tingler/article_0be7df15-dbf2-5b10-a618-27f73dbc5aec.html |access-date=October 6, 2018}}

College career

He attended the University of Missouri, where he played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers baseball team. Tingler played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2002 and was named a league all-star.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2002&T=Brewster_Whitecaps |title=2002 Brewster Whitecaps |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Missy Alaimo |date=June 24, 2002 |title=League News: Week #1 |url=http://www.capecodbaseball.org/news/league-news/index.html?article_id=419 |access-date=October 25, 2019 |website=Cape Cod League}}{{cite web|url=http://master.v2.capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ftp/archives/Arc2002/allstar/CCBL_eastern_all_stars.htm |title=East Division All Stars |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=May 6, 2020}} He was named All-Big 12 Conference in 2003, his senior year.{{Cite web |last=Matt Nestor |date=June 15, 2014 |title=Q&A with Jayce Tingler |url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/q-a-with-jayce-tingler/article_16352818-496a-53be-b877-a6f6051a45af.html |access-date=November 1, 2014 |website=Columbia Daily Tribune}}

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Tingler in the tenth round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. The Texas Rangers selected Tingler from the Blue Jays in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft after the 2005 season.{{Cite web |last=Bakersfield Blaze |author-link=Bakersfield Blaze |date=June 12, 2006 |title=Hurley and Tingler named Cal League All-Stars |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/hurley-and-tingler-named-cal-league-all-stars/n-3326091 |access-date=October 2, 2019 |website=Our Sports Central}} He played in Minor League Baseball for four seasons, reaching Double-A.

Coaching/front office career

=Minor leagues=

Tingler became a minor league coach for the Dominican Summer League Rangers in 2007.{{Cite web |last=Dennis Lin |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Who is Jayce Tingler and what does his candidacy say about the Padres' managerial search? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1279673/2019/10/10/who-is-jayce-tingler-and-what-does-his-candidacy-say-about-the-padres-managerial-search/ |access-date=October 10, 2019 |website=The Athletic}} Tingler was the manager for the DSL Rangers in 2008 and 2009, recording first-place finishes each season. He became the manager of the Arizona Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2010, leading them to a first-place finish. Tingler was named the Coordinator of Instruction of Arizona and Dominican Operations in 2011 for the Rangers. Tingler was elevated to the role of Minor League Field Coordinator for the 2012 through 2014 seasons.

=Texas Rangers=

The Rangers promoted Tingler to their major league coaching staff as major league field coordinator for the 2015 season,{{Cite web |last=Stefan Stevenson |date=November 11, 2016 |title=Rangers filling front office void with versatile coach Jayce Tingler |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article113194463.html |access-date=October 2, 2019 |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram}} serving on the coaching staff of Jeff Banister for two seasons.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2016 |title=Texas Rangers: Here is why Jayce Tingler will be key player in Rangers' reorganized front office |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2016/11/10/jayce-tingler-will-key-player-rangers-reorganized-front-office |access-date=October 6, 2018 |website=The Dallas Morning News }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In November 2016, after the departure of Thad Levine to the Minnesota Twins, the Rangers named Tingler one of their three assistant general managers.{{Cite news |last=Kaleb Huffman |date=December 10, 2016 |title=Smithville's Tingler named Texas Rangers assistant GM |work=St. Joseph News-Press |url=http://www.newspressnow.com/sports/high_school/area_high_schools/smithville-s-tingler-named-texas-rangers-assistant-gm/article_8dbf9531-72f6-51a8-8fee-f4cfb44f2f3b.html |access-date=October 6, 2018}}

After Rangers' manager Jeff Banister was fired with ten games left in the 2018 season, Tingler was moved from the front office to the coaching staff, as the interim bench coach for the remainder of the season.{{Cite web |last=Jamey Newberg |date=October 7, 2018 |title=Growth spurt: "Ready-made" Jayce Tingler could be in line for his biggest opportunity yet, as Texas and Minnesota seek managers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/572308/2018/10/08/growth-spurt-ready-made-jayce-tingler-could-be-in-line-for-his-biggest-opportunity-yet-as-texas-and-minnesota-seek-managers/ |access-date=November 16, 2018 |website=The Athletic}} Following the 2018 season, Tingler interviewed for the open managerial position.{{Cite web |last=T.R. Sullivan |date=October 11, 2018 |title=Rangers conduct first managerial interviews |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rangers-begin-interviews-for-manager/c-297657334 |access-date=November 14, 2018 |website=MLB.com}} Tingler served as the Major League Player Development Field Coordinator for the Rangers in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Daniel Kramer |date=November 14, 2018 |title=Ortiz named Rangers Hitting Coach |url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-name-luis-ortiz-as-hitting-coach/c-300738606 |access-date=November 14, 2018 |website=MLB.com}}

=Leones del Escogido=

Tingler served as the manager of Leones del Escogido for the first 10 games of the 2019–2020 Dominican Winter League season,{{Cite web |last=Levi Weaver |date=April 3, 2019 |title=Jayce Tingler is going to manage in 2019 after all — in the Dominican Winter League |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/903935/2019/04/03/jayce-tingler-is-going-to-manage-in-2019-after-all-in-the-dominican-winter-league/ |access-date=April 4, 2019 |website=The Athletic}}{{Cite web |last=El Día |date=April 3, 2019 |title=Jayce Tingler espera entrega al máximo |url=https://eldia.com.do/jayce-tingler-espera-entrega-al-maximo/ |access-date=October 10, 2019 |website=eldia.com.do}} before leaving to pursue another job opportunity.{{Cite web |last=El Nuevo Diario |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Britton sustituye a Jayce Tingler como dirigente del Escogido |url=https://elnuevodiario.com.do/britton-sustituye-a-jayce-tingler-como-dirigente-del-escogido/ |access-date=October 25, 2019 |website=elnuevodiario.com.do}}

=San Diego Padres=

File:Tingler Removes Musgrove 6.5.21.jpg from a game during the 2021 season]]

On October 28, 2019, Tingler was named the manager of the San Diego Padres.{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Padres Agree to Terms with Jayce Tingler |url=https://padres.mlblogs.com/padres-agree-to-terms-with-jayce-tingler-4881fa889cf2?sf111425822=1&gi=395166b763a4 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=MLB.com}} Tingler signed a three-year contract.{{Cite web |last=R.J. Anderson |date=October 28, 2019 |title=San Diego Padres hire Jayce Tingler as new manager, agree to three-year deal |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/san-diego-padres-hire-jayce-tingler-as-new-manager-agree-to-three-year-deal/ |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=CBSSports.com}}

In August 2020, Tingler publicly criticized one of his players, Fernando Tatís Jr., who was accused of breaking an "unwritten rule of baseball" by hitting a grand slam on a 3–0 pitch while the Padres were leading the Texas Rangers 10–3 in the top of the eighth inning. Tingler argued that Tatís shouldn't have swung at the pitch.{{Cite tweet |number=1295588634599530502 |user=Jomboy_ |title=Tingler saying he'd rather his own player take a strike than hit a grand slam holy shit what a dumb soft sport baseball can be sometimes. Constantly caught in its feelings. |author=Jomboy |author-link=Jomboy (sports media) |date=2020-08-18 |access-date=2024-12-07}}{{Cite news |last=Grathoff |first=Pete |date=August 18, 2020 |title=Padres manager criticizes player who broke 'unwritten rule' by hitting a grand slam |work=The Kansas City Star |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article245041150.html |access-date=August 18, 2020|url-access=subscription}} Tingler faced criticism for his remarks.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-18 |title=Padres: Tingler's handling of Tatis is quick way to get run out of town |url=https://friarsonbase.com/2020/08/18/padres-jayce-tingler-must-back-players/ |access-date=2020-08-19 |website=Friars on Base |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Reimer |first=Alex |title=Fernando Tatis Jr. Sparks Overdue Reckoning Of MLB's 'Unwritten Rules' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2020/08/18/fernando-tatis-jr-sparks-overdue-reckoning-of-mlbs-unwritten-rules/ |access-date=2020-08-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

In his first season as manager, Tingler led the Padres back into the MLB postseason for the first time since 2006.{{Cite web |last=Cassavell |first=AJ |date=2020-09-21 |title=Padres clinch first playoff berth in 14 years |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-clinch-2020-postseason-berth |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=MLB.com |language=en-US}} The Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Series before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. After the season, Tingler was nominated for the 2020 National League Manager of the Year award; he finished second to Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly.{{Cite web |last=Cassavell |first=AJ |date=2020-11-11 |title=Tingler runner-up for NL Manager of Year |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jayce-tingler-runner-up-national-league-manager-of-the-year |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=MLB.com |language=en-US}}

The Padres fired Tingler on October 6, 2021, following a season in which the team finished 79–83 and missed the playoffs.{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Bernie |date=October 6, 2021 |title=Padres fire manger Jayce Tingler after second-half collapse |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/national/story/2021-10-06/padres-fire-manger-jayce-tingler-after-second-half-collapse |access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=San Diego Union Tribune}}

=Minnesota Twins=

On November 8, 2021, the Minnesota Twins hired Tingler as their bench coach.{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Megan |date=2021-11-09 |title=Jayce Tingler joins Twins as bench coach one month after being fired as Padres manager |url=https://www.startribune.com/jayce-tinger-twins-bench-coach-fired-as-padres-manager/600114160/ |access-date=2021-11-14 |website=Star Tribune}} While manager Rocco Baldelli was recovering from Covid, Tingler stepped up to manage the Twins.{{Cite web |title=Baldelli, 2 Twins players test positive for COVID |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-dealing-with-covid-19-outbreak |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

Managerial record

rowspan="2"\|Team	rowspan="2"\|Year	colspan="5"\|Regular season	colspan="4"\|Postseason
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
style="background:#fdd;" !SD\|\|2020 \|\|60\|\|37\|\|23\|\|{{Winning percentage\|37\|23}}\|\| 2nd in NL West \|\| 2 \|\| 4 \|\| {{Winning percentage\|2\|4}} \|\| Lost NLDS (LAD)
SD\|\|2021 \|\|162\|\|79\|\|83\|\|{{Winning percentage\|79\|83}}\|\| 3rd in NL West \|\| \|\| \|\| {{Winning percentage\|

} ||

! colspan="2"|SD total || 222 || 116 || 106 || {{winpct|116|106}} || || 2 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|2|4}} ||

!MIN ||2022

||4||3||1||{{Winning percentage|3|1}}||(acting)||||||||

! colspan="2"|MIN total || 4 || 3 || 1 ||{{Winning percentage|3|1}}|| || || || ||

! colspan="2" | Total|||226||119||107||.526|| || 2 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|2|4}} ||

Personal life

Tingler's wife, Callie, also graduated from Smithville High School. They have two sons, and live in Smithville.{{Cite web |last=Pete Grathoff |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Padres' new manager, Jayce Tingler, has deep ties to Kansas City area |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article236643063.html |access-date=October 25, 2019 |website=The Kansas City Star}} Both of Tingler's parents are coaches. Tingler graduated from the University of Missouri with a communications degree.{{Cite web |last=Jeff Sanders |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Jayce Tingler proved himself a 'winner' in climb to Padres' job |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-10-25/padres-jayce-tingler-manager-missouri-cape-cod-tony-gwynn |access-date=October 25, 2019 |website=The San Diego Union-Tribune}} Tingler speaks English and Spanish.