Patrick Edward Rice (born November 2, 1963) is an American former professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of the Major League Baseball (MLB) (1991).

Pat Rice
Rice in 1988
Pitcher
Born: (1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 (age 61)
Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 1991, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
June 16, 1991, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average3.00
Strikeouts12
Teams

Rice grew up in a Air Force family which eventually settled in Colorado Springs where he attended Air Academy High School.[1]

From 19951997, Rice was the pitching coach for the Low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the Mariners organization. He was the pitching coach for Orlando in 1998[2] and New Haven in 1999 (both Double-A). From 20002007, he was the minor league pitching coordinator for the Mariners. He left the Mariners' organization in 2008 to become the pitching coach for the Single-A San Jose Giants in the San Francisco Giants organization. On December 15, 2008, he was announced as the pitching coach for Triple-A Fresno.[3]

Rice left the San Francisco Giants organization after 2013 season and was hired on with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization and has been named pitching coach for their Double A Arkansas Travelers. In 2015, he was named the pitching coordinator of the upper level for the Angels.

Rice was hired by the Washington Nationals to be the pitching coach for the Low-A Fredericksburg Nationals during their inaugural season in 2021. Rice was fired at the end of the season.

His oldest son Stephen Rice is the play by play broadcaster for the Fresno Grizzlies, the Single A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

References

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  1. ^ Briggeman, Brent (May 26, 2013). "Fresno pitching coach Pat Rice keeps his roots in Colorado Springs". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Kauffman, Scott (December 12, 1997). "Rohn New Manager Of O-rays". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "ROHN RETURNS TO LEAD GRIZZLIES FIELD STAFF". fresnogrizzlies.com. December 15, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
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