Mark Wiley

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Mark Wiley
Florida Marlins in 2009
Pitcher
Born: (1948-02-28) February 28, 1948 (age 76)
National City, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 1975, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1978, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–3
Earned run average6.06
Strikeouts18
Teams

Mark Eugene Wiley (born February 28, 1948) is an American former Director of Pitching Operations for the

pitching coach
and front office executive for over forty years.

Minnesota Twins

Wiley was drafted by the

California Angels for his first major league win.[3]

San Diego Padres

After spending the entire 1976 season with Tacoma, he was cut during Spring training 1977. He signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres shortly afterwards, and had a PCL leading sixteen victories for the Hawaii Islanders in 1977.[4]

He earned a call up to the majors in June 1978, and was effective in his first three appearances (1-0, 1.29 ERA, while holding batters to a .185 batting average), until a July 7 outing against the Atlanta Braves. In two thirds of an inning, he allowed four earned runs, and also allowed two inherited runners to score.[5] He returned to Hawaii shortly afterwards.

Toronto Blue Jays

That September, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league outfielder Andrew Dyes. He made two appearances for the Jays, in blowout losses to the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

He spent all of

Syracuse Chiefs. During Spring training 1980, he was traded to the California Angels for fellow right handed pitcher Mike Barlow. He was released by the Angels without making an appearance at any level. He caught on with the Baltimore Orioles, and spent the 1980 season with the Rochester Red Wings
before retiring, and going into coaching.

Coaching

Wiley's first coaching job was

Charlotte O's in 1981.[6] Barely a month into his new job, Wiley was fined & suspended for bumping an umpire.[7]
He led the team to a 74-69 record.

He remained a coach in their minor league system until

Cleveland Indians,[9]
who had the worst ERA in the AL in 1987.

With Wiley on board, the Indians' staff ERA improved more than one run per game in 1988 (4.16, from 5.28 in 1987).[10] In 1989, it improved to 3.65, fifth best in the American League. After a disastrous 1991 season, in which the Indians lost 105 games, Wiley was replaced as pitching coach by Rick Adair, however, he accepted another position within the organization. From 1992-1994, he served as a special assignment scout.

He was renamed pitching coach in 1995, and held the position until 1998. He was again offered another position in the organization following his dismissal as pitching coach, but declined. Shortly afterwards, he accepted a job as pitching coach with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals finished with a league worst 5.35 ERA, and the fewest strikeouts in the American League on its way to a 64-97 record in 1999. After just one season in Kansas City, Wiley resigned, and accepted a front office position with the Colorado Rockies.[11]

He left the Rockies' front office to become pitching coach for the

Florida Marlins on November 9, 2004.[12] He was, however, fired after just one season, in which the Marlins went 83-79 with a 4.16 ERA.[13] He returned to his front office job with the Rockies for two years,[14] until returning to the Marlins' dugout for the 2008 season. He was fired at the end of the 2009 season despite the Marlins finishing twelve games about .500 with the lowest payroll in baseball.[15] He accepted the position of special assistant to Marlins General Manager Mike Hill until returning to the Rockies in 2012. On October 24, 2021, Wiley announced his retirement.[16]

Preceded by
Pitching Coach

1987
2001–2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Cleveland Indians
Pitching Coach
1988–1991
1995–1998 		Succeeded by
Rick Adair
Phil Regan
Preceded by Kansas City Royals Pitching Coach
1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Florida Marlins
Pitching Coach
2005
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
Rick Kranitz
Randy St. Claire

References

  1. ^ "Mark Wiley Named Director of Pitching Operations". MLB.com. October 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Twins Rip Tribe 12-6; Tie Series". The Spokesman-Review. June 16, 1975. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 3". Baseball-Reference.com. July 1, 1975.
  4. ^ Sue English (August 26, 1977). "Tribe, Hawaiians in Critical Series". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 29.
  5. ^ "Atlanta Braves 11, San Diego Padres 3". Baseball-Reference.com. July 7, 1978.
  6. ^ Joe Christensen (May 19, 2002). "Professorial Wiley is still educator, on mound". The Baltimore Sun.
  7. ^ "Wiley Fined". Rome News-Tribune. May 7, 1981. p. 6-B.
  8. Gadsden Times
    . November 16, 1987. p. B3.
  9. ^ "Indians Fire Bonds". The Bryan Times. December 3, 1987. p. 15.
  10. Toledo Blade
    . p. E-2.
  11. ^ "Royals name Brent Strom pitching coach". ESPN. December 2, 1999.
  12. Lakeland Ledger
    . November 10, 2004. p. C3.
  13. ^ Gregg Bell (October 7, 2005). "Stottlemyre Not Currently a Candidate to Join Seattle Staff". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 4B.
  14. ^ "Mark Wiley named special assistant, baseball operations; Mike Paul named Major League scout". Rockies.com. November 30, 2005.
  15. ^ "Marlins keeping Gonzalez". ESPN. October 6, 2009.
  16. ^ "Rox coach Wiley, 'a pitching savant', to retire". MLB.com.

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