Dewey Robinson (baseball)

Dewey Robinson (born April 28, 1955 in Evanston, Illinois) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and current minor league instructor for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Playing career

Robinson played for the Chicago White Sox from 1979 to 1981. He compiled a 2-2 record with a 4.08 ERA in 30 Major League games.

Coaching career

Robinson coached collegiately at Northwestern (1982–83) and Missouri (1984–86).

Robinson served in the Chicago White Sox system for ten seasons. He served two seasons as the White Sox bullpen coach from 1993-94 and was also the pitching coach at Class A Peninsula of the Carolina League in 1987 and Class A Tampa in 1988. Robinson also served the White Sox as a minor league pitching coordinator.

Robinson joined the Astros organization in 1997.^{[citation needed]} He served as their pitching coach in 2008 and 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Robinson was not retained by the Astros following the 2009 season. He agreed to become a minor league instructor for the Rays.^[1]

Honors

Robinson was named the Astros Player Development Man of the Year in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Robinson holds a bachelor of science degree in finance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Robinson and his wife, Cindy, have two sons, Brett and Greg. Brett pitched for the Astros Short-Season Class A affiliate at Tri-City in 2007 after being drafted in the 27th round in June.

References

1. ^ http://blogs.tampabay.com/rays/2009/10/former-astros-pitching-coach-dewey-robinson-joins-minorleague-staff.html

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Astros page for Dewey Robinson

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Name	Robinson, Dewey
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 28, 1955
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