Rick Kranitz

Richard Alan Kranitz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
• School Yavapai Community College, Oklahoma State University
• High School Apollo High School (Glendale)

• Born September 15, 1958 in San Rafael, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Rick Kranitz was selected in the 1979 amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched five years in the Brewers' chain, and two years in the Chicago Cubs' chain.

Kranitz started coaching in the Cubs' organization in 1984. He was the pitching coach for the Pikeville Cubs (1984), Winston-Salem Spirits (1985-1986), Wytheville Cubs (1987), Peoria Chiefs (1988-1989), Charlotte Knights (1990-1991), Iowa Cubs (1992), and Orlando Cubs (1993). He was the Cubs' minor league pitching coordinator in 1994-1995 and the assistant pitching coach from 1996-1998. He was the pitching coach at Iowa in 1999, and was the Cubs' assistant pitching coordinator in 2000-2001.

After spending 2002 on the Cubs big league staff, he managed the Daytona Cubs in 2003, and was pitching coach at Iowa for the third time in 2004-2005. He was the Florida Marlins pitching coach from 2006 to 2007. Kranitz replaced Leo Mazzone as the Baltimore Orioles' pitching coach on October 17, 2007, occupying the position from 2008 to 2010. In 2011, he became the Brewers' pitching coach, staying until the end of the 2015 season. In 2016, he moved to the Philadelphia Phillies as bullpen coach. In 2017, his title became assistant pitching coach. In 2018, he was promoted to pitching coach under new manager Gabe Kapler but left after the season. He joined the Atlanta Braves in 2019.

Related Sites

• Orioles name Rick Kranitz as pitching coach