American baseball player & coach
Baseball player
Stefan Andrew Karsay (born March 24, 1972) is an American former
professional baseball
pitcher . He played in
Major League Baseball (MLB) for the
Oakland Athletics (1993–94, 1997, 2006),
Cleveland Indians (1998–2001),
Atlanta Braves (2001),
New York Yankees (2002, 2004–05), and
Texas Rangers (2005). He later served as the
bullpen coach for the
Milwaukee Brewers (2019–2021). He is the current bullpen coach for the
Los Angeles Angels .
Early life and amateur career
Karsay grew up in the
College Point neighborhood in
Queens ,
New York City , just a few miles from
Shea Stadium .
[1] Karsay was a "star pitcher" at
Christ the King Regional High School in
Middle Village, Queens . He initially committed to play
college baseball at
Louisiana State .
[2] He was named the
Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year for New York in 1990.
[3]
Professional career
A 1st round draft pick of the
Toronto Blue Jays in 1990, Karsay was traded to the Athletics along with outfielder
José Herrera for
Rickey Henderson on July 31, 1993. A starter in his early days with the Athletics, Karsay worked mostly in middle relief and as a set-up man from 1998 on, although he also had some notable success as a closer in 2000 with the Indians and 2002 with the Yankees.
His career was marred by injuries, causing him to miss the 1995 (elbow surgery), 1996 (
Tommy John surgery ) and 2003 (shoulder surgery) seasons; in all, he was on the disabled list seven times.
[4]
On July 28, 2005, together with
Scott Feldman and
A. J. Murray , he threw a
perfect game against the
Corpus Christi Hooks . It was the first combined nine-inning perfect game in
Texas League history, and the third overall.
[5]
[6]
Finally, at age 34, Karsay announced his retirement on June 18, 2006, the day after pitching two scoreless innings against the
Los Angeles Dodgers and getting the win in a 17-inning marathon for the Athletics. He finished his 11-year Major League career with a 32–39 record, 41 saves, and a 4.01 ERA in 357 career appearances, including 40 starts.
[7]
[8]
Coaching
In 2012 the
Cleveland Indians hired Karsay as pitching coach for the rookie-level
AZL Indians .
[9] In 2016, Karsay was promoted to be the pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians Class-AAA affiliate, the
Columbus Clippers .
[10]
Karsay was hired by the
Milwaukee Brewers as their
bullpen coach on November 19, 2018.
[11] He stepped down following the 2021 season to spend more time with his family.
[12]
On November 30, 2023, Karsay was hired as the new
Los Angeles Angels bullpen coach.
[13]
References
^ "Closing suits Karsay",
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , June 25, 2001, "Karsay, 29, grew up in College Point, NY, five miles from Shea Stadium."
^ Harvin, Al (June 5, 1990).
"Xaverian Takes Title In Catholic League" .
New York Times . Retrieved 13 April 2022 .
^
"Steve Karsay 1989 - 1990 NEW YORK BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR" . playeroftheyear.gatorade.com .
Gatorade . Retrieved 13 April 2022 .
^
Ryan Quinn. Notes: Karsay returns to Oakland, MLB.com, 5/16/2006 [
permanent dead link ]
^
"Baseball America's Daily Dish" ,
Baseball America , 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09
^
Rajan, Greg, "Pitchers perfect: It's 27 up, 27 down as CC falls to Frisco" ,
Corpus Christi Caller-Times , 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09 [
permanent dead link ]
^
Press Release. A's reliever Karsay announces retirement, Oakland Athletics, 6/18/2006. [
permanent dead link ]
^
Rick Eymer. Notes: Karsay ends career the right way, MLB.com, 6/18/2006 [
permanent dead link ]
^
"Steve Karsay, Scott Erickson hired as minor league pitching coaches by Cleveland Indians" . Cleveland . 2011-02-02.
^
http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20090105&content_id=490989&sid=t249&vkey=roster [
bare URL ]
^ Hoynes, Paul (November 20, 2018).
"Class AAA pitching coach Steve Karsay leaves Cleveland Indians to become Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen coach" . Cleveland.com.
^ McCalvy, Adam (January 18, 2022).
"Henderson, Erickson Promoted to MLB Staff" . Milwaukee Brewers . Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 18, 2021 .
^
https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/news/angels-hire-new-bullpen-coach-under-ron-washington-nc2000
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1977: Goffena
1978:
Moseby
1979:
Schroeder
1980: Harris
1981:
Williams ,
Cerutti
1982:
Schmidt
1983:
Stark
1985: David
1986: Sanders
1987:
Sanchez
1988:
Sprague
1989:
Zosky
1990:
Karsay
1991:
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1992:
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1993:
Carpenter , Farner, Lee,
Lukasiewicz
1994:
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1995:
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López
1999:
Ríos
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2001:
Gross
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Adams
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Hill
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Purcey ,
Jackson
2005:
Romero
2006:
Snider
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Ahrens ,
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Magnuson
2008:
Cooper
2009:
Jenkins ,
Paxton
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McGuire ,
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Syndergaard ,
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2011:
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Smith ,
Comer
2012: Davis,
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2013:
Bickford
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Hoffman ,
Pentecost
2015:
Harris
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Zeuch
2017:
Warmoth ,
Pearson
2018:
Groshans
2019:
Manoah
2020:
Martin
2021:
Hoglund
2022:
Barriera
2023:
Nimmala
1995:
Mays ,
Mantle ,
Snider
1996:
Rizutto ,
Reese ,
Dark
1997:
Jones ,
Agee ,
Swoboda
1998:
Spahn ,
Sain
1999:
Seaver ,
Koosman
2000:
Larsen ,
Cone ,
Wells
2001:
Thomson ,
Branca
2002:
Torre ,
Zimmer ,
Stottlemyre
2003:
Dent ,
Torrez
2004:
Hernandez ,
Mattingly
2005:
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
2006:
Buckner ,
Wilson
2007:
Jackson ,
Hough
2008:
Gibson ,
McLain ,
Tiant
2009:
Kranepool ,
Williams
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Jeter ,
Pettitte ,
Rivera ,
Posada )
2011:
Torre ,
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Piniella
2012:
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2014:
Aaron ,
Downing
2015:
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Hendley ,
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Big Three " (
Hudson ,
Mulder ,
Zito )
2017:
Betances ,
Chapman ,
Miller
2018:
1998 New York Yankees
2019:
1969 New York Mets
2020:
Leiter ,
Sojo
2021:
Piazza ,
Karsay
2022: Cast of
A League of Their Own
2023:
Cohen ,
Hernandez ,
Darling
2024:
Olerud ,
Alfonzo ,
Ordóñez ,
Ventura