Nick Leyva
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Manager / Coach | |
Born: Ontario, California, U.S. | August 16, 1953|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB statistics | |
Games managed | 337 |
Won–loss record | 148–189 |
Winning % | .439 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicholas Tomas Leyva (born August 16, 1953) is an
Playing career
Born in
Managing career
Leyva began his managing career at age 24 with the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League in 1978. By 1983, he was manager of the parent Cardinals' Double-A farm team, the Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League.
Leyva served on the big-league coaching staff of Whitey Herzog's Cardinals for five seasons, 1984–1988. He was the first base coach for the National League-champion Cardinals in 1985, and the third base coach for the NL-champion Cardinals in 1987.
In 1989, Leyva was hired as manager of the Phillies by his former farm director in St. Louis,
Coach with Blue Jays, Brewers and Pirates
After managing the
Leyva was listed as the 2008 manager of the Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League, a rookie-level affiliate of the New York Mets, before the Blue Jays rehired him as their third base coach on June 20, 2008, when Cito Gaston replaced John Gibbons as the club's manager.[7] On October 30, 2009, Leyva was reassigned as the Blue Jays' bench coach, with Brian Butterfield taking over as third base coach for the team.[8] On November 8, 2010, former Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was named Toronto's bench coach, ending Leyva's tenure at that post.[9]
On November 24, 2011, Leyva was named the Pittsburgh Pirates' third base coach, under new manager Clint Hurdle.[10] On November 5, 2014, the Pirates announced that Leyva would be moved to first base coach and Rick Sofield would move from first base to third base.[11] On October 22, 2016, the Pirates announced that Leyva was reassigned within the organization to an advisory position and would no longer coach.[12]
Coach in Venezuela
Leyva managed the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in 1995-1996 season, leading them to the finals where they lost against the Navegantes del Magallanes, four games to three. For the 2000-2001 season, he again managed the Cardenales, leading them to his fourth championship in Venezuela, defeating the team that defeated him four years before in six games. Seven years later, he returned to Venezuela to manage the Navegantes del Magallanes in the 2008-2009 season, but was dismissed because of the team's poor record.
Leyva's younger brother, Al, is the manager of the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Chass, Murray (November 20, 1988). "Baseball Notebook; Bo Jackson's Contacts Swing From Backfield to the Outfield". The New York Times.
- ^ "24th Round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nick Leyva Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Cialini, Joe (October 4, 1988). "Nick Leyva figures his imprint as the new manager..." UPI. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nick Leyva Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Polman, Dick (April 24, 1991). "Last-place Phillies fire Leyva Manager dismissed after 13 games". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Baseball America, 2008 Directory
- ^ "Blue Jays complete coaching staff for 2010". Toronto Blue Jays (Press release). MLB.com. October 30, 2009. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Jays complete coaching staff for 2011". Toronto Blue Jays. MLB.com. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Langosch, Jenifer (November 24, 2010). "Bucs finalize coaching staff, with three returning". Pittsburgh Pirates. MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "Pirates Make Coaching Changes, Move Nick Leyva From Third Base To First Base Coach". KDKA-TV. November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Brink, Bill (October 22, 2016). "Pirates fire third-base coach Sofield, reassign 1B coach Leyva". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Al Leyva to Return as Field Manager for 2021 Stingers Season". OurSports Central. October 13, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- Bucek, Jeanine, ed. dir., The Baseball Encyclopedia. New York: Macmillan Books, 1996.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Nick Leyva managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
- Nick Leyva Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at Baseball Gauge