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American baseball player & coach
Baseball player
Benjamin James Fritz (born March 29, 1981) is an American
professional baseball
coach and former
pitcher . He is the
bullpen coach for the
San Diego Padres of
Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Fritz attended
Oak Grove High School in
San Jose, California , and
California State University, Fresno , where he played
college baseball for the
Fresno State Bulldogs .
[1] The
Oakland Athletics selected Fritz in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the
2002 MLB draft .
[1]
Fritz played in the Oakland organization from 2002 through 2007.
[2] He underwent
Tommy John surgery in 2004.
[3] Fritz was selected by the
Detroit Tigers in the minor league phase of the 2007
Rule 5 draft .
[4] After spending 2008 with Detroit, he played his final two seasons with the
Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent
Atlantic League .
[2]
In 2015, Fritz joined the
San Diego Padres organization as a coach for the
AZL Padres .
[5] He served as the manager of the
Tri-City Dust Devils in 2016 and 2017.
[2] Fritz served as rehabilitation coordinator for the Padres Arizona complex in 2018 and 2019.
[6]
Fritz was named the Padres bullpen coach following the 2019 season.
[7]
[8] When the Padres fired
Larry Rothschild as their pitching coach in August 2021, they named Fritz the new pitching coach.
[9]
See also
References
^
a
b Susan Slusser (June 5, 2002).
"A's snap up top target" .
The San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^
a
b
c
Tri-City Dust Devils (January 30, 2017).
"2017 Dust Devils Coaching Staff Announced" . MiLB.com . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^ Geoff Edgers (March 23, 2017).
"After 'Moneyball,' Tabitha Soren kept shooting, and the results are stunning" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^ Monte Poole (February 19, 2011).
"Monte Poole: Oakland A's GM Billy Beane moves on from 'Moneyball' " .
The Mercury News . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^
"Padres announce minor league coaching staffs and player development coordinators" .
MLB.com . January 14, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^
"Padres Announce Minor League Coaching Staffs and Player Development Coordinators" .
MLB.com . January 10, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^
"Padres Announce 2020 Major League Coaching Staff" .
MLB.com . December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
^ Kevin Acee (November 25, 2019).
"Padres hire new bullpen coach, still looking for hitting coach" .
The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
^
"Who is Ben Fritz? Get to Know the Padres New Pitching Coach" .
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