Following his playing retirement, Kipper has worked as a pitching coach in independent league baseball and in the minor leagues. He also spent a full season as major league bullpen coach of the 2002 Boston Red Sox.[2] Thirteen years later, on August 16, 2015, he was named Boston's interim bullpen coach, part of a chain reaction of moves driven by manager John Farrell's medical leave of absence for treatment of lymphoma. In Farrell's absence, bench coach Torey Lovullo became acting manager and bullpen coach Dana LeVangie became acting bench coach.[1]
^Red Sox announce 2014 minor league managers, coaching staffs
^"Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs". mlb.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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kipper, robert, wayne, kipper, born, july, 1964, american, professional, baseball, coach, former, middle, relief, pitcher, major, league, baseball, also, spent, terms, 2002, season, part, 2015, season, bullpen, coach, boston, pitcherborn, 1964, july, 1964, aur. Robert Wayne Kipper born July 8 1964 is an American professional baseball coach and a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball MLB He has also spent two terms all of the 2002 season and part of the 2015 season as bullpen coach of MLB s Boston Red Sox 1 Bob KipperPitcherBorn 1964 07 08 July 8 1964 age 58 Aurora IllinoisBatted RightThrew LeftMLB debutApril 12 1985 for the California AngelsLast MLB appearanceJuly 27 1992 for the Minnesota TwinsMLB statisticsWin loss record27 37Earned run average4 34Strikeouts369TeamsCalifornia Angels 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 1991 Minnesota Twins 1992 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post playing career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditA native of Aurora Illinois Kipper a left hander stood 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and weighed 200 pounds 91 kg during his active career After graduating from Aurora Central Catholic High School he was selected by the California Angels with the eighth pick in the first round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft He had signed to play baseball at Nebraska before his selection Kipper led the Class A California League in wins 18 and earned run average 2 04 as his league s pitcher of the year in 1984 He made his MLB debut with the Angels in April 1985 at age 20 but was ineffective in two games pitched and was returned to the minor leagues Then on August 16 1985 the contending Angels included Kipper in a six player trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates that netted them veterans John Candelaria George Hendrick and Al Holland Kipper would pitch in 247 games for the Pirates over all or parts of seven seasons 1985 91 initially as a starter but then as a relief specialist before finishing his MLB career for the Minnesota Twins in 1992 In his eight season MLB career Kipper posted a 27 37 record with a 4 43 ERA and 11 saves in 271 appearances He allowed 527 hits and 217 bases on balls with 369 strikeouts and 562 innings pitched Post playing career EditFollowing his playing retirement Kipper has worked as a pitching coach in independent league baseball and in the minor leagues He also spent a full season as major league bullpen coach of the 2002 Boston Red Sox 2 Thirteen years later on August 16 2015 he was named Boston s interim bullpen coach part of a chain reaction of moves driven by manager John Farrell s medical leave of absence for treatment of lymphoma In Farrell s absence bench coach Torey Lovullo became acting manager and bullpen coach Dana LeVangie became acting bench coach 1 A member of the Boston Red Sox organization since 1999 Kipper has coached for their Lowell Spinners 1999 Augusta GreenJackets 2000 01 Greenville Drive 2005 06 2008 09 2018 present 3 Lancaster JetHawks 2007 Portland Sea Dogs 2003 04 2010 14 and Pawtucket Red Sox 2015 17 affiliates working with teams from short season leagues to Triple A References Edit a b Boston Red Sox official web site Red Sox announce 2014 minor league managers coaching staffs Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs mlb com Press release Boston Red Sox January 16 2020 Retrieved January 28 2020 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or MLB or Pura Pelota Venezuelan Winter League Preceded byJohn CumberlandDana LeVangie Boston Red Sox bullpen coach20022015 August 16 October 4 Succeeded byEuclides RojasDana LeVangie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Kipper amp oldid 1117824348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
