Michael Hennessey Calitri (born March 14, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the bench coach for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
| Mike Calitri | |
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| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 95 | |
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| Born: March 14, 1978 Brockton, Massachusetts | |
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Career
editCalitri is from Canton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School,[1] then attended Clemson University, where he played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent, and played for the Reds organization until 2003, when he was released by the Reds. Calitri signed with the Boston Red Sox,[2] and was released by Boston in 2004. He returned to Clemson to complete his degree and went into sales.[1]
Vanderbilt University hired Calitri as their director of baseball operations in 2005.[3] In 2009, the Tampa Bay Rays hired Calitri to run their advance scouting program.[4] In 2013, he was hired to be a professional scout for the Cleveland Indians.[5]
In 2018, the Philadelphia Phillies hired Calitri as an advance scout.[1] Before the 2021 season, the Phillies promoted Calitri to the major league coaching staff as a quality assurance coach.[6] When the Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi in June 2022, they promoted bench coach Rob Thomson to interim manager and promoted Calitri to bench coach.[7]
Personal life
editCalitri lives in Tampa, Florida, with his wife and three children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Canton native Mike Calitri puts in the work to make it to the World Series as Phillies bench coach". The Boston Globe. October 30, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Minor leagues / A baseball dream gives way to real life". Archive.boston.com. July 8, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Calitri Named Director of Baseball Operations – Vanderbilt University Athletics – Official Athletics Website". Vucommodores.com. September 27, 2005. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Marc Topkin. "Advance Scouting Becomes High-Tech". Tampabay.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Marc Topkin (March 10, 2013). "Rays' position battles clearing up". Tampabay.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies make coaching news, too, as they finalize 2021 staff - NBC Sports RSN". Nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ Lauber, Scott (June 3, 2022). "Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Joe Girardi; Rob Thomson replaces him for rest of 2022". Inquirer.com. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)