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Jim Riggleman

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{{Short description|American baseball coach and manager (born 1952)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jim Riggleman

|image= RigglemanReds2016.jpg

|caption=Riggleman with the Cincinnati Reds

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1952|11|9}}

|birth_place=Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Games managed

|stat1value=1,630

|stat2label=Win–loss record

|stat2value=726–904

|stat3label=Winning %

|stat3value={{Winning percentage|725|904}}

|teams=

;As manager

;As coach

}}

James David Riggleman (born November 9, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) manager and bench coach who coached with several teams between 1989 and 2019.

During his playing career, Riggleman was an infielder and outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals minor league systems from 1974 to 1981. After his playing career ended, he managed in the Cardinals and San Diego Padres minor league systems until 1992, when he became the Padres' manager. From 1992 to 2011 Riggleman managed the Padres, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, and Washington Nationals, and also served as a major league coach with the Dodgers, Mariners, and Nationals between his managerial stints. His most recent major league managerial job was with the Nationals, a post he resigned from on June 23, 2011. Subsequently, he was employed as a scout with the San Francisco Giants. In 2015 he became a coach with the Cincinnati Reds. On April 19, 2018, he became the Reds' interim manager after Bryan Price was fired.

Playing career

Riggleman attended Frostburg State University. In 1972 and 1973 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star in 1973.{{cite web |url=https://capecodbaseball.org/news/season/?article_id=2201 |title=Seattle picks ex-Orleans catcher Servais as new skipper |publisher=Cape Cod Baseball League |website=CapeCodBaseball.org |access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news | last =Curran | first =Mike | title = Chatham Lands 7 All-Stars | pages =16 | newspaper = Cape Cod Standard-Times | location = Hyannis, MA | date =July 16, 1973}}{{cite web|url=https://cdthoms.shinyapps.io/CCBL/ |title=Player Stats |publisher=Cape Cod Baseball League |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2023}} He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 MLB Draft,{{cite web |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/93126/ |title=Jim Riggleman - Stats |website=The Baseball Cube |access-date=October 29, 2022}} and was assigned to the double-A level Waterbury Dodgers, where he played third base and second base.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=riggle001jam|title=Jim Riggleman Minor League Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=November 20, 2009}} During the 1976 season, Riggleman transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was assigned to the double-A Arkansas Travelers and played in both infield and outfield. His career peaked at the triple-A level, which he reached in the Cardinals organization in 1977 and 1979. Riggleman's playing career ended after the 1981 season at the age of 28.

Coaching and managing career

=St. Louis Cardinals (1983–1990)=

In 1983, Riggleman became manager of the St. Petersburg Cardinals, a Class-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, in the Florida State League.

He next managed at the Double-A level in the Cardinals organization—including with the Arkansas Travelers, the team which he spent most of his playing career with.

=San Diego Padres (1992–1994)=

Riggleman made his major league managerial debut with the San Diego Padres late in the {{mlby|1992}} season—after already managing a full season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars—due to the late season departure of Greg Riddoch, and was retained through the {{mlby|1994}} season.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/rigglji99.shtml|title=Jim Riggleman Managerial Record|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=November 20, 2009}} He finished with a record of 112 wins and 179 losses.

=Chicago Cubs (1995–1999)=

In {{mlby|1995}} he became manager of the Chicago Cubs. In {{mlby|1998}}, Riggleman's Cubs earned a wild card postseason appearance that ultimately resulted in a loss to the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series. Riggleman would manage the Cubs through the {{mlby|1999}} season. He finished with a record of 374 wins and 419 losses.

=Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2004)=

Riggleman spent the period from {{mlby|2001}} to {{mlby|2004}} as bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under manager Jim Tracy.

=Seattle Mariners (2008)=

Riggleman began the 2008 season as the bench coach for the Seattle Mariners under new manager John McLaren. He was promoted to interim manager upon McLaren's dismissal on June 19, 2008,{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3452336 |title=Mariners fire McLaren; bench coach Riggleman takes over |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 19, 2008 |date=June 19, 2008}} but was not retained by the Mariners after the season ended. He finished with a record of 36 wins and 54 losses.

=Washington Nationals (2009–2011)=

File:Nats manager Jim Riggleman.jpg

Riggleman was named bench coach for the Washington Nationals for the {{mlby|2009}} season, and was promoted to interim manager on July 12, 2009, following Manny Acta's midseason dismissal.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4324006 |title=Acta fired by MLB-worst Nationals |publisher=ESPN |access-date=July 13, 2009 |date=July 13, 2009}} Riggleman picked McLaren as his bench coach. Riggleman hired Burton Rocks as his agent to negotiate his managerial deal with the Washington Nationals in November 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cas/alumni/rocks.html |title=Burton Rocks |website=CAS Resources for Faculty and Staff |publisher=Stony Brook University |access-date=March 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092207/http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cas/alumni/rocks.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/sports/baseball/jim-riggleman-ex-manager-of-nationals-seeks-return-to-majors.html |title=Riggleman, Who Left, Wants Back In |first=Hillel |last=Kuttler |newspaper=New York Times |access-date=October 6, 2012 |date=October 6, 2012 |url-access=subscription}} The Nationals retained Riggleman as manager for the {{mlby|2010}} and {{mlby|2011}} seasons, but on June 23, 2011, he resigned as manager of the Nationals after a win against the Seattle Mariners and after the team won 11 of its previous 12 games. Riggleman was unhappy the team had yet to pick up his contract option for the 2012 season. He said he told team management before the game he "wanted to have a conversation" about his contract before the team left for a series against the Chicago White Sox, but "they didn't want to do that", so he offered his resignation. "I'm 58, I'm too old to be disrespected", he said.{{Cite news |first=Evan |last=Brunell |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/30214679|title=Nationals manager Jim Riggleman resigns |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016143644/http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/30214679 |archive-date=October 16, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110623&content_id=20914078&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Jim Riggleman steps down as Nationals manager after Thursday's win|work=MLB.com|access-date=June 23, 2011}} He finished with a record of 140 wins and 172 losses.

=Cincinnati Reds (2012–2018)=

For the 2012 season, Riggleman managed the Cincinnati Reds AA minor league affiliate, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, ending the season with a 68–70 record.{{cite news|last=Kilgore|first=Adam|title=Jim Riggleman will manage the Reds' Class AA team next year|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/jim-riggleman-will-manage-the-reds-class-aa-team-next-year/2011/12/04/gIQAnVoVTO_blog.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 4, 2011|date=December 4, 2011}} On December 12, 2012, Riggleman was promoted to manage the Reds' Class AAA team, the Louisville Bats, in 2013.{{cite web|title=Jim Riggleman May Be Top Candidate for Cincinnati Reds Manager Position|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/cincinnatireds/2013/10/18/jim-riggleman-may-be-top-candidate-for-cincinnati-reds-manager-position/|website=Sports Media 101|date=October 18, 2013|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706154653/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/cincinnatireds/2013/10/18/jim-riggleman-may-be-top-candidate-for-cincinnati-reds-manager-position/|first=Cody|last=Dalga}} On January 6, 2014, the Reds announced Riggleman would return as manager of the Bats in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/redsblog/2014/01/06/jim-riggleman-returns-to-triple-a-louisville/5370559/|title=Jim Riggleman returns to Triple-A Louisville|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=January 6, 2014|first=C. Trent|last=Rosecrans}} On November 10, 2014, the Reds announced Riggleman would be their third base coach for the 2015 season{{cite web|last1=Sheldon|first1=Mark|title=Reds name Jim Riggleman third-base coach|url=http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/101040304/reds-name-jim-riggleman-third-base-coach|website=MLB.com|date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105103918/http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/101040304/reds-name-jim-riggleman-third-base-coach|archive-date=January 5, 2016}} replacing Steve Smith. On April 19, 2018, Riggleman was named interim manager after the firing of Bryan Price.{{cite news|last1=Axisa|first1=Mike|title=Last-place Reds fire manager Bryan Price, name Jim Riggleman interim|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/last-place-reds-fire-manager-bryan-price-name-jim-riggleman-interim/|access-date=April 19, 2018|work=CBS Sports|date=April 19, 2018}} He was not retained as the manager after the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/10/20/cincinnati-reds-managerial-search-jim-riggleman-told-he-out-running-david-bell-brad-ausmus-mlb/1715693002/|title=Cincinnati Reds managerial search: Jim Riggleman was told he is out of the running|last=Nightengale|first=Bobby|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018}}

=New York Mets (2019)=

Riggleman was named the bench coach of the New York Mets on November 26, 2018, and was not retained after the 2019 season ended.

=Billings Mustangs (2022)=

Riggleman was the manager of the Billings Mustangs in the Pioneer League for the 2022 season.{{Cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/2022/2/9/22926010/jim-riggleman-hired-to-manage-minor-league-billings-mustangs-cubs-chicago |title=Ex-Cubs skipper Jim Riggleman hired to manage minor-league Billings Mustangs |date=February 9, 2022 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |agency=Associated Press}}{{cite news |title=Billings Mustangs announce new field manager for 2023 Pioneer League baseball season |url=https://www.montanasports.com/sports/baseball/billings-mustangs-announce-new-field-manager-for-2023-pioneer-league-baseball-season |access-date=June 1, 2023 |work=MontanaSports.com |date=January 25, 2023 |language=en}}

=Managerial record=

{{updated|games played on September 30, 2018.}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/rigglji99.shtml |title = Jim Riggleman Managerial Record |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"|Teamrowspan="2"|Yearcolspan="5"|Regular seasoncolspan="4"|Postseason
GamesWonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
SD||1992

||12||4||8||{{Winning percentage|4|8}}|| interim || – || – || – || –

SD||1993

||162||61||101||{{Winning percentage|61|101|0}}|| 7th in NL West || – || – || – || –

SD||1994

||117||47||70||{{Winning percentage|47|70}}|| fired || – || – || – || –

colspan="2"|SD Total||291||112||179||{{Winning percentage|112|179}}|||| 0 || 0 || – ||
CHC||1995

||144||73||71||{{Winning percentage|73|71|0}}|| 3rd in NL Central || – || – || – || –

CHC||1996

||162||76||86||{{Winning percentage|76|86}}|| 4th in NL Central || – || – || – || –

CHC||1997

||162||68||94||{{Winning percentage|68|94|0}}|| 5th in NL Central || – || – || – || –

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!CHC

19981639073{{Winning percentage|90|73|0}}2nd in NL Central03.000Lost NLDS (ATL)
CHC||1999

||162||67||95||{{Winning percentage|65|91|0}}|| 6th in NL Central || – || – || – || –

colspan="2"|CHC Total||793||374||419||{{Winning percentage|374|419}}|||| 0 || 3 || .000 ||
SEA||2008

||90||36||54||{{Winning percentage|36|54}}|| interim || – || – || – || –

colspan="2"|SEA Total||90||36||54||{{Winning percentage|36|54}}|||| 0 || 0 || – ||
WSH||2009

||75||33||42||{{Winning percentage|33|42}}|| interim || – || – || – || –

WSH||2010

||162||69||93||{{Winning percentage|69|93}}|| 5th in NL East || – || – || – || –

WSH||2011

||75||38||37||{{Winning percentage|38|37}}|| resigned || – || – || – || –

colspan="2"|WSH Total||312||140||172||{{Winning percentage|140|172}}|||| – || – || – ||
CIN||2018

||144||64||80||{{Winning percentage|64|80|0}}|| interim || – || – || – || –

colspan="2"|CIN Total||144||64||80||{{Winning percentage|64|80}}|||| 0 || 0 || – ||
colspan="2"|Total||1630||726||904||{{Winning percentage|726|904}}|||| 0 || 3 || .000 ||

See also

References

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External links

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{{succession box|title=Arkansas Travelers Manager|before=Dave Bialas|years=1985–1988|after= Darold Knowles}}

{{succession box|title=St. Louis Cardinals First Base Coach|before=Rich Hacker|years=1989–1990|after=Dave Collins}}

{{succession box|title=Las Vegas Stars Manager|before=Pat Kelly|years=1991–1992|after= Russ Nixon}}

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{{succession box|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Bench Coach|before=Jim Tracy|years=2001–2004|after=Jim Lett}}

{{succession box|title=Seattle Mariners Bench Coach|before=Mike Goff|years=2008|after=Lee Elia}}

{{succession box|title=Washington Nationals Bench Coach|before=Pat Corrales|years=2009|after=Pat Corrales}}

{{succession box|title=Cincinnati Reds Third Base Coach|before=Steve Smith|years=2015|after=Billy Hatcher}}

{{succession box|title=Cincinnati Reds Bench Coach|before=Jay Bell|years=2016–2018|after=Pat Kelly}}

{{succession box|title=New York Mets Bench Coach|before=Gary DiSarcina|years=2019|after=Hensley Meulens}}

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