Rick Renteria
Renteria on May 5, 2017
Infielder / Coach / Manager
Born: (1961-12-25) December 25, 1961 (age 60)
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1986, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
August 11, 1994, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Runs batted in
Managerial record
Winning %
As player
Pittsburgh Pirates (1986)
Seattle Mariners (1987–1988)
Florida Marlins (1993–1994)
As manager
Chicago Cubs (2014)
Chicago White Sox (2017–2020)
As coach
San Diego Padres (2008–2013)
Chicago White Sox (2016)
Mexican League batting champion (1991)
Richard Avina Renteria (born December 25, 1961) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball infielder and former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Renteria played in parts of five seasons between 1986 and 1994 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, and Florida Marlins. He then coached and managed in the Marlins organization until 2001, and in the San Diego Padres organization until 2013. He was the manager of the Chicago Cubs in 2014. Renteria was also the bench coach for the Chicago White Sox in 2016.
After playing for South Gate High School in South Gate, California, Renteria was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 20th overall pick in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League debut for the Pirates on September 14, 1986. That December he was traded to the Seattle Mariners, and played for them for the 1987 and 1988 seasons.[1] Renteria spent 1989 playing for the Mariners Minor League Baseball affiliate the Calgary Cannons, and the 1990 and 1991 seasons with the Mexican League's Jalisco Charros.[2]
For 1993 and 1994, he returned to the majors, playing for the Florida Marlins. While with the Marlins, he was nicknamed "The Secret Weapon" for his versatility on the field and his timely pinch hitting.[3] In his five Major League seasons, he played in 184 games and had 422 at bats and a .237 batting average.
After his playing career, Renteria has remained in baseball. His first minor league managerial job was in 1998 with the Brevard County Manatees in the Marlins organization. He continued to manage in the Marlins system until 2001. In 2003, he was named the hitting coach for the Lake Elsinore Storm in the Padres organization, and in 2004 he became the Storm's manager. After three seasons with the Storm, in 2007 he was moved up to the Triple-A Portland Beavers. He was promoted to a major league coaching job in 2008.
Renteria moved to being the Padres bench coach for 2011. He also managed the Mexico national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. On November 7, 2013, Renteria was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs.[4] After one season on the job, he was terminated on October 31, 2014, one week after his Cubs successor Joe Maddon opted out of his contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.[5]
For the 2016 season, Renteria was hired by the Chicago White Sox to serve as their bench coach.[6]
For the 2017 season, Renteria replaced White Sox manager Robin Ventura.[7] Renteria was the second manager in Chicago baseball history, after Johnny Evers, to manage both the city's franchises. In 2017 he was ejected seven times, more than any other manager in the major leagues.[8] In 2020, he took the White Sox to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. They lost in the Wild Card Series in 3 games to the Oakland Athletics. On October 12, the White Sox announced that Renteria would not return as manager, ending his tenure with the team with one year remaining on his contract.[9] His overall record in four seasons with the Sox was 236-309.
As of September 27, 2020
162 73 89 .451 5th in NL Central – – —
CHC Total
162 67 95 .414 4th in AL Central – – – –
162 62 100 .383 4th in AL Central – – – –
161 72 89 .447 3rd in AL Central – – – –
60 35 25 .583 2nd in AL Central 1 2 .333 Lost ALWC (OAK)
CWS Total
^ Rick Renteria Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
^ Rick Renteria Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Renter Becomes Free Agent, Likely To Leave Marlins". Sun-Sentinel.
^ "Cubs hire Rick Renteria". ESPN Chicago.
^ Cubs fire manager Rick Renteria
^ "Rick Renteria brings class act to White Sox as new bench coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ Lancaster, Marc (October 3, 2016). "Rick Renteria gets another shot as manager with White Sox". Sporting News. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ 2017 Major League Baseball Managers | Baseball-Reference.com
^ Duber, Vinnie. "Sox part ways with Renteria, will have new manager in 2021". NBC Sports Chicago.
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1981: Winn
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1989: Greene
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1998: C. Johnson
1999: Bradley
2000: Burnett
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2005: McCutchen
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2007: Moskos
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2015: Newman, Hayes
2016: Craig
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2019: Priester
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57 Óscar Villarreal
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64 Alí Solís
68 Efren Navarro
74 José Félix
91 Alfredo Aceves
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