Randy Knorr

American baseball player and coach (born 1968)

Baseball player

Randy Knorr

Knorr with the Nationals in 2021

Catcher
Born: (1968-11-12) November 12, 1968 (age 56)
San Gabriel, California, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
September 5, 1991, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 2001, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average| .226
Home runs| 24
Runs batted in| 88
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player

* Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1995)
* Houston Astros (1996–1997)
* Florida Marlins (1998)
* Houston Astros (1999)
* Texas Rangers (2000)
* Montreal Expos (2001)

As coach

* Washington Nationals (2006, 2009–2015, 2021)

Career highlights and awards

* World Series champion (1993)

Randy Duane Knorr (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He is currently the catching coordinator for the Washington Nationals. Knorr is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1991–95), Houston Astros (1996–97 and 1999), Florida Marlins (1998), Texas Rangers (2000) and Montreal Expos (2001).

## Career

[edit]

### Playing career

[edit]

He was on the Blue Jays during their 1991 American League Eastern Division and 1992 and 1993 World Series wins. He also helped the Astros win the 1997 and 1999 National League Central Division. During the Australian summer of 1989-90, Knorr played ball for the Melbourne Monarchs and the Williamstown Wolves.

In 11 seasons, Knorr played in 253 games and compiled a .226 batting average with 24 home runs and 88 RBI. Shortly before he retired, he played for the Edmonton Trappers. In July 2004, Knorr became a citizen of Canada. He played with the CARDENALES DE LARA BBC in the venezuelan winter league in the 90-91 season being champions for the first time in the venezuelan league

### Coaching career

[edit]

In 2008, he was the manager of the Potomac Nationals, who he guided to the 2008 Carolina League Mills Cup championship on Sept. 12, 2008. He served as the bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals for the last half of the 2006 season and was hired to be the bullpen coach for a second time in 2009. He was promoted to bench coach in 2012, and served in that capacity under Davey Johnson and then Matt Williams, for 4 years. Shortly after the 2015 season, Williams was fired as the manager, and Knorr was told that his contract would not be renewed;[1] soon afterwards, Knorr returned to the Nationals organization as Senior Advisor to the General Manager for Player Development.[2]

On October 23, 2017, Randy was named the manager of the Syracuse Chiefs, the Washington Nationals Triple-A affiliate. He previously managed the Chiefs in 2011.[citation needed]

On October 28, 2020, he was named first base coach for the Washington Nationals. On October 10, 2021, Knorr was removed from his position and assigned to a player development role.[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ ESPN
2. ^ Wagner, James (October 12, 2015). "Randy Knorr, Bobby Henley and Matt LeCroy stay with the Nationals in new roles". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
3. ^ "Bob Henley, Randy Knorr will not be on Nationals' major league coaching staff in 2022 - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.

## External links

[edit]

* Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Bob Henley

|  Potomac Nationals Manager
2006  | Succeeded by

Edgar Caceres

Preceded by

John Wetteland

|  Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach
2006  | Succeeded by

Ricardo Aponte

Preceded by

Edgar Caceres

|  Potomac Nationals Manager
2007-2008  | Succeeded by

Trent Jewett

Preceded by

Ricardo Aponte

|  Washington Nationals Bullpen Coach
2009  | Succeeded by

Jim Lett

Preceded by

John Stearns

|  Harrisburg Senators Manager
2010-2010  | Succeeded by

Tony Beasley

Preceded by

Trent Jewett

|  Syracuse Chiefs Manager
2011  | Succeeded by

Tony Beasley

Preceded by

Pat Corrales

|  Washington Nationals Bench Coach
2012–2015  | Succeeded by

Chris Speier

Preceded by

Billy Gardner Jr.

|  Syracuse Chiefs Manager
2018  | Succeeded by

Tony DeFrancesco

Preceded by

Bob Henley

|  Washington Nationals First Base Coach
2020-present  |  Succeeded by

incumbent

* v
* t
* e

Toronto Blue Jays 1993 World Series champions

1 Tony Fernández
2 Rob Butler
4 Alfredo Griffin
9 John Olerud
10 Pat Borders
11 Darnell Coles
12 Roberto Alomar
19 Paul Molitor (World Series MVP)
21 Willie Cañate
22 Dick Schofield
24 Rickey Henderson
25 Devon White
27 Randy Knorr
28 Al Leiter
29 Joe Carter
30 Todd Stottlemyre
31 Duane Ward
33 Ed Sprague Jr.
34 Dave Stewart (ALCS MVP)
40 Mike Timlin
41 Pat Hentgen
48 Mark Eichhorn
49 Tony Castillo
50 Danny Cox
66 Juan Guzmán

Manager
43 Cito Gaston

Coaches
First Base Coach 3 Bob Bailor
Third Base Coach (1) 7 Rich Hacker
Bullpen Coach 8 John Sullivan
Bench Coach 18 Gene Tenace
Hitting Coach 39 Larry Hisle
Pitching Coach 42 Galen Cisco
Third Base Coach (2) 45 Nick Leyva
General Manager Pat Gillick

Regular season
American League Championship Series
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template