De Armas began his managing career in 1979, and as of 2018 he was still managing in the Philadelphia farm system with the GCL Phillies of the Rookie-levelGulf Coast League,[4] his 33rd season as a minor-league skipper.
In August 2019, de Armas was named a coach for the United States national baseball team for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament.[5] The team finished fourth in the tournament, failing to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.[6] In April 2021, he was again named a national team coach, for the team's final efforts to qualify for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 in Tokyo.[7] The team qualified, with de Armas serving as bullpen coach for the Olympics.[8] The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.[9]
De Armas won the 2021 Mike Coolbaugh Award for his "outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game, and skill in mentoring young players on the field."[10]
References
^ abHowe News Bureau, Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Organization Book. St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985
^"USA Baseball Finalizes 2021 Professional National Team Staff". USA Baseball. April 22, 2021.
^Rhim, Kris; Speier, Alex (July 2, 2021). "Red Sox minor-leaguers Triston Casas, Jack Lopez named to US baseball team for Olympics". Boston.com. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^. olympics.com. August 7, 2021. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
^"De Armas, Bell Win Coolbaugh, Bender Awards". Minor League Baseball. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
roly, armas, rolando, jesús, armas, born, december, 1951, american, professional, baseball, manager, phillies, minor, league, baseball, former, catcher, minor, leagues, spent, playing, career, most, managing, career, member, philadelphia, phillies, organizatio. Rolando Jesus de Armas born December 29 1951 1 2 is an American professional baseball manager for the FCL Phillies of Minor League Baseball A former catcher in the minor leagues he spent all of his playing career and most of his managing career as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies organization He has also been a coach in Major League Baseball MLB for the Chicago White Sox 1995 1996 and Toronto Blue Jays 2000 and was interim bullpen coach for the 2008 Phillies championship team 3 Roly de ArmasCatcher CoachBorn 1951 12 29 December 29 1951 age 71 New York New YorkBats SwitchThrows RightTeamsAs coach Chicago White Sox 1995 1996 Toronto Blue Jays 2000 Philadelphia Phillies 2008 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 2008 Career EditDe Armas graduated from Archbishop Curley High School of Miami Florida attended Miami Dade North Junior College and graduated from Georgia Southern University 1 He played five seasons 1973 1977 in the Phillies farm system peaking at the Double A level with the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League De Armas batted 259 with one home run in 311 games played De Armas began his managing career in 1979 and as of 2018 he was still managing in the Philadelphia farm system with the GCL Phillies of the Rookie level Gulf Coast League 4 his 33rd season as a minor league skipper In August 2019 de Armas was named a coach for the United States national baseball team for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament 5 The team finished fourth in the tournament failing to qualify for the 2020 Olympics 6 In April 2021 he was again named a national team coach for the team s final efforts to qualify for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo 7 The team qualified with de Armas serving as bullpen coach for the Olympics 8 The team went on to win silver falling to Japan in the gold medal game 9 De Armas won the 2021 Mike Coolbaugh Award for his outstanding baseball work ethic knowledge of the game and skill in mentoring young players on the field 10 References Edit a b Howe News Bureau Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Organization Book St Petersburg Florida The Baseball Library 1985 https www baseball reference com minors player cgi id dearma001rol Retrosheet lists de Armas birthday as December 21 1951 Roly de Armas Retrosheet org December 21 1951 Retrieved November 9 2019 GCL Phillies official website USA Baseball Finalizes Premier12 Coaching Staff USA Baseball August 13 2019 Retrieved October 13 2019 Shogo Akiyama signs for MLB Cincinnati Reds USA Baseball Finalizes 2021 Professional National Team Staff USA Baseball April 22 2021 Rhim Kris Speier Alex July 2 2021 Red Sox minor leaguers Triston Casas Jack Lopez named to US baseball team for Olympics Boston com Retrieved July 3 2021 Baseball Softball United States vs Japan Gold Medal Game Results olympics com August 7 2021 Archived from the original on August 16 2021 Retrieved August 8 2021 De Armas Bell Win Coolbaugh Bender Awards Minor League Baseball December 6 2021 Retrieved December 10 2021 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Coach s page in RetrosheetSporting positionsPreceded byDewey Robinson Chicago White Sox bullpen coach1995 1996 Succeeded byArt KusnyerPreceded byMarty Pevey Toronto Blue Jays bullpen coach2000 Succeeded byGil Patterson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roly de Armas amp oldid 1111438921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
