Ricky Bones
Ricardo Bones (/ˈboʊnɪs/; born April 7, 1969) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher and bullpen coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bones played from 1991 to 2001 for three National League teams – the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and Florida Marlins – and four American League teams – the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles.
| Ricky Bones | |||
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.jpg.webp) Bones with the Mets in 2016 | |||
| New York Mets – No. 25 | |||
| Pitcher / Bullpen coach | |||
| Born: April 7, 1969 Salinas, Puerto Rico | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 11, 1991, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 5, 2001, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 63–82 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.85 | ||
| Strikeouts | 564 | ||
| Teams | |||
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Playing career
Bones was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent on May 13, 1986 making his MLB debut on August 11, 1991 against the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched seven innings, allowed only 2 hits, and received his first professional victory.
On March 26, 1992, Bones was traded with Matt Mieske and José Valentín to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gary Sheffield and minor league player Geoff Kellogg. He stayed with the Brewers for more than 4 seasons. During that time, he was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1994, but did not play in the game. His best season arguably was in 1994 when he won 10 games, losing 9, with a 3.43 ERA in 170 innings. On August 29, 1996, he was traded by the Brewers to the New York Yankees with Pat Listach and Graeme Lloyd for Bob Wickman and Gerald Williams. He only played four games with the Yankees before being granted free agency on October 25. After that, he started moving from team to team playing with the Cincinnati Reds, the Brewers again, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Florida Marlins. On June 19, 1998, Bones picked up the only save of his major league career. He pitched 4 scoreless innings to close out a 8-4 Royals victory over the Tigers. He saved the game for starter Glendon Rusch. [1] On November 5, 2001, he was granted free agency by the Marlins and he chose to retire.
Coaching career
Bones was the pitching coach for the Binghamton Mets and the Buffalo Bisons.[2]
Bones was the New York Mets bullpen coach from the 2012 to 2018 seasons.[3]
On June 20, 2019, Bones once again became the bullpen coach for the New York Mets when Chuck Hernandez was fired.
During the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Bones served as pitching coach for the Puerto Rico national baseball team.[4]
Mitchell Report
Bones was named in the Mitchell report for taking Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs).
See also
References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET199806190.shtml
- Buffalo Bisons press release
- Mets shake up coaching staff for 2012 season Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Ortíz, Joel (December 13, 2012). "Estelar el cuerpo técnico de Puerto Rico para el Clásico Mundial". El Nuevo Día.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Jon Debus |
New York Mets bullpen coach 2012–2018 |
Succeeded by Chuck Hernandez |
| Preceded by Chuck Hernandez |
New York Mets bullpen coach 2019–present |
Succeeded by Current |