25 Facts About Ron Roenicke

Ronald Jon Roenicke is an American former professional baseball outfielder, coach, and manager.

Ron Roenicke later served as a coach for the Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, and Boston Red Sox, and as manager for the Milwaukee Brewers and Red Sox.

Ron Roenicke is the younger brother of former MLB outfielder Gary Roenicke.

Ron Roenicke attended Edgewood High School in West Covina, California, and Mt.

Ron Roenicke was drafted four times but declined to sign each time.

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Ron Roenicke played college baseball at UCLA in 1977 where he hit.

Ron Roenicke spent time in the Dodgers' farm system until making his major league debut with the club on September 2,1981, where he remained until released by the club in 1983.

Ron Roenicke signed with the Seattle Mariners in 1983 and played for the 1984 National League Champion San Diego Padres.

Ron Roenicke played in two games of the 1984 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, serving as an outfielder and pinch runner.

Ron Roenicke continued to bounce around the major leagues, playing as an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds.

From 1992 to 1993, Ron Roenicke served on the coaching staff of the Dodgers' major league team.

Ron Roenicke began his managerial career in 1994 with the Rookie-level Great Falls Dodgers, and was named California League Manager of the year as he led the Single-A San Bernardino Spirit to a league title in 1995.

Ron Roenicke served as the hitting instructor for Triple-A Albuquerque in 1996 before being named Manager of the Year for guiding the Double-A San Antonio Missions to the Texas League Championship in 1997.

Ron Roenicke managed San Antonio until 1998 when Glenn Hoffman's elevation as the Dodgers' interim manager led to his return to Albuquerque, this time as manager.

In 1999, Ron Roenicke left the Dodgers organization after seven seasons to manage the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, the Fresno Grizzlies.

Ron Roenicke switched allegiances in 2000, joining the Angels organization as the third base coach for the major league club.

Ron Roenicke was interviewed by the Milwaukee Brewers for their managerial opening in October 2010.

Ron Roenicke was a finalist along with Bob Melvin, Bobby Valentine, and Joey Cora.

Ron Roenicke became the fourth manager in Brewers history to have a winning season in his first full season as manager, joining George Bamberger, Tom Trebelhorn, and Phil Garner.

Ron Roenicke was only the fourth Brewers manager to make the playoffs and the first to do so while managing the team for a full season: Harvey Kuenn and Dale Sveum each took over for a fired manager during their playoff seasons, and Buck Rodgers managed the team during a season shortened by a players' strike.

The Brewers' success in 2011 resulted in Ron Roenicke finishing in second in NL Manager of the Year voting, which went to Kirk Gibson of the Diamondbacks.

Ron Roenicke finished with a record of 342 wins and 331 losses in 673 games as Brewers manager.

Ron Roenicke had five wins and six losses in 11 post–season games.

Ron Roenicke was replaced by Cora, the manager he had replaced a year earlier.

Ron Roenicke's wife, Karen, was a physical education teacher at Chino Hills High School in California.

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