Bobby Cuellar

Roberto Cuellar

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 188 lb.
• School University of Texas at Austin
• High School William Adams High School
• Debut September 9, 1977
• Final Game September 20, 1977
• Born August 20, 1952 in Alice, TX USA
• Died January 20, 2025 in Houston, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Bobby Cuellar pitched in the minors from 1974 to 1981 with a cup of coffee in 1977 in the majors, when he posted an ERA of 1.35. He finished his career with one season in Mexico in 1982.

Cuellar was a pitching coach in the Seattle Mariners system from 1983 to 1994, except for 1986-1987 when he was managed the Wausau Timbers. He began as pitching coach for the Bakersfield Mariners in 1983, then moved up to AAA with the Salt Lake City Gulls in 1984 and the Calgary Cannons in 1985. After his time managing in Wausau, he coached the San Bernardino Spirit (1988), Williamsport Bills (1989-1990), and Jacksonville Suns (1991). Cuellar was the Mariners minor league pitching instructor in 1992-1993 and returned to the Calgary Cannons in 1994. He served as pitching coach for the big league Mariners (1995-1996). Cuellar moved to the Montreal Expos in 1997 and remained their pitching coach until July 20, 2000 when Cuellar was fired along with bench coach Luis Pujols. At the time of his dismissal, the Expos had four starting pitchers on the Injured list (IL) along with their closer Ugueth Urbina and setup man Graeme Lloyd. Cuellar joined the Texas Rangers as their bullpen coach in 2001, but flipped roles with pitching coach Larry Hardy on June 7th. Cuellar's stay with the Rangers only lasted one year.

Cuellar was the AAA pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins for four years with the Edmonton Trappers (2002) and Rochester Red Wings (2003-2005). After the 2005 season, he was named bullpen coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a post he occupied in 2006 and 2007 under manager Jim Tracy. He was then named manager of the New Britain Rock Cats for the 2008 season. Cuellar returned to Rochester as pitching coach in 2009-2012. In 2013, he was named bullpen coach of the Minnesota Twins and stayed on for the 2014 season before being dismissed along with the rest of long-time Twins manager Ron Gardenhire's coaching staff.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hired Cuellar in 2015 and he remained with the organization for the remainder of his coaching career. Cuellar was the pitching coach for the Ogden Raptors in 2015, Great Lakes Loons in 2016, Ogden again in 2017, Great Lakes again in 2018, and the AZL Dodgers Lasorda in 2019. He was a pitching coach for the ACL Dodgers in 2021-2022. Cuellar left on-field coaching in 2023 and served as a Special Assistant to Player Development in 2023-2024. In 2023 Cuellar received the Mike Coolbaugh Award that annually goes to "a person who has shown outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game and skill in mentoring young players on the field."

In addition to his work in the United States, Cuellar spent several seasons coaching in the Venezuelan League.

• 2003/2004 Pitching coach Tiburones de La Guaira
• 2009/2010 - 2010/2011 Pitching coach Bravos de Margarita
• Start - 12/1/2012 Pitching coach Navegantes del Magallanes

Cuellar died on January 20, 2025 after a baseball career that spanned 50 years as a player, coach, manager, and special assistant.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1986	Wausau Timbers	Midwest League	73-60	5th	Seattle Mariners
1987	Wausau Timbers	Midwest League	57-83	11th	Seattle Mariners
2008	New Britain Rock Cats	Eastern League	64-77	10th	Minnesota Twins

Related Sites

• Bobby Cuellar Obituary