Luis Dorante

Luis Dorante
Manager / Coach
Born: (1968-10-25) October 25, 1968 (age 55) Coro, Falcón, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Luis A. Dorante (born October 25, 1968, at Coro, Falcón, Venezuela) is the current manager of the Pulaski Yankees in the New York Yankees organization.

He had previously served as the

in the same capacity during the 2005 campaign.

Dorante spent the 2007 season as the Manager of the Jupiter Hammerheads, the Marlins Class-A affiliate in the Florida State League and also managed in the Dominican Republic during the 2007 off-season.

Prior to managing the AA

in 2006, Dorante spent three seasons at the helm with Jupiter. In that time, he produced a 221-190 record, which included an 81-57 mark in 2002, the most victories by Jupiter in a single season. Luis led the Hammerheads to the playoffs twice in those three seasons. In 2003, he led the club to a combined 76-62 record, which included a 42-28 mark and a first-place finish in the first half. Luis shared post-season FSL Manager-of-the-Year honors in both 2002 and 2003.

Dorante began his managerial career within the

to an overall record of 80-61 and a post-season appearance in 1998.

Luis also managed Jupiter again in 1999 and 2000 while the club was affiliated with the Montreal Expos.

In 11 seasons as a minor league skipper, Dorante led his team to the playoffs four times and compiled an overall record of 671-696.

Primarily a

Family

His son Luis Dorante Jr. works as the official Spanish interpreter in the Marlin's organization.[2]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)