Jim Riggleman
Manager and Coach
Born: ) November 9, 1952 (age 60) Fort Dix, New Jersey
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 1992 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
Games	1486
Win-Loss record	662-824
Winning %	.445
Teams
As Manager San Diego Padres (1992–1994) Chicago Cubs (1995–1999) Seattle Mariners (2008) Washington Nationals (2009–2011) Louisville Bats (AAA) (2013–)

James David Riggleman (born November 9, 1952 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds Triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats. He is a former Major League Baseball manager and coach. Riggleman was an infielder and outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals minor league systems from 1974–1981. After his playing career ended, he managed in the Cardinals and San Diego Padres minor league systems until 1992, when he became the Padres' manager. From 1992–2011 Riggleman managed the Padres, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, and Washington Nationals, and also served as a major league coach with the Dodgers, Mariners, and Nationals between his managerial stints. His most recent major league coaching job was as manager of the Nationals, a post he resigned from on June 23, 2011. Subsequently, he was employed as a scout with the San Francisco Giants. He is currently employed as the manager of the Louisville Bats, a Class AAA team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, after coaching the inaugural Class AA team with the same organization, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a 68-70 record.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching and managing career 3 Later career 4 References 5 External links

Playing career

Riggleman was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 amateur draft out of Frostburg State University.^[1] He was assigned to the double-A level Waterbury Dodgers, where he played third base and second base.^[2] During the 1976 season, Riggleman transferred to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was assigned to the double-A Arkansas Travelers and played in both infield and outfield. His career peaked at the triple-A level, which he reached in the Cardinals organization in 1977 and 1979. His career ended after the 1981 season at the age of 28.^[2]

Coaching and managing career

In 1983, Riggleman became manager of the St. Petersburg Cardinals, a class-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. He managed at the double-A level in the Cardinals organization—including with the Arkansas Travelers, the team which he spent most of his playing career with—and at the triple-A level in the San Diego Padres organization.^[2]

Riggleman made his major league managerial debut with the Padres late in the 1992 season—after already managing a full season with the triple-A Las Vegas Stars—due to the late season departure of Greg Riddoch, and was retained through the 1994 season.^[3]

In 1995 he became manager of the Chicago Cubs. In 1998, Riggleman's Cubs earned a wild card postseason appearance that ultimately resulted in a loss to the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series. Riggleman would manage the Cubs through the 1999 season.^[3] He then spent 2001–2004 as bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under manager Jim Tracy.

Riggleman began the 2008 season as the bench coach for the Seattle Mariners under new manager John McLaren. He was promoted to interim manager upon McLaren's dismissal on June 19, 2008,^[4] but was not retained by the Mariners after the season ended.

Riggleman was named bench coach for the Washington Nationals for the 2009 season, and was promoted to interim manager on July 12, 2009 following Manny Acta's midseason dismissal.^[5] Riggleman picked McLaren as his bench coach. He was retained as manager for the 2010 and 2011 seasons, but on June 23, 2011, he resigned as manager of the Nationals after a win against the Seattle Mariners and after the team won 11 of its previous 12 games. Riggleman was unhappy that the team had yet to pick up his contract option for the 2012 season. He said he told team management before the game that he "wanted to have a conversation" about his contract before the team left for a series against the Chicago White Sox, but "they didn't want to do that," so he offered his resignation. "I'm 58, I'm too old to be disrespected," he said.^[6][7]

Later career

Riggleman was employed as a "special assignment scout" for the San Francisco Giants.^[8] For the 2012 season, he managed the Cincinnati Reds AA minor league affiliate to a respectful 68-70, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.^[9] On December 12, 2012, Riggleman was promoted to manage the Reds' Class AAA team, the Louisville Bats, in 2013.

References

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nick Leyva	St. Petersburg Cardinals Manager 1982-1984	Succeeded by Dave Bialas
Preceded by Dave Bialas	Arkansas Travelers Manager 1985-1988	Succeeded by Darold Knowles
Preceded by	St. Louis Cardinals First Base Coach 1989-1990	Succeeded by
Preceded by Pat Kelly	Las Vegas Stars Manager 1991-1992	Succeeded by Russ Nixon
Preceded by Greg Riddoch	San Diego Padres Manager 1992-1994	Succeeded by Bruce Bochy
Preceded by Tom Trebelhorn	Chicago Cubs Manager 1995-1999	Succeeded by Don Baylor
Preceded by Jim Tracy	Los Angeles Dodgers Bench Coach 2001-2004	Succeeded by Jim Lett
Preceded by Mike Goff	Seattle Mariners Bench Coach 2008	Succeeded by Lee Elia
Preceded by John McLaren	Seattle Mariners Manager 2008	Succeeded by Don Wakamatsu
Preceded by Pat Corrales	Washington Nationals Bench Coach 2009	Succeeded by Pat Corrales
Preceded by Manny Acta	Washington Nationals Manager 2009-2011	Succeeded by John McLaren