Tony DeFrancesco

Tony DeFrancesco (born April 24 1963 in city-state|Suffern|New York) is the first base coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was also a catcher in the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds farm systems from 1984 to 1992.

As the manager of the Sacramento River Cats (Oakland's AAA farm club), DeFrancesco led the River Cats to three Pacific Coast League titles in five years, winning the Pacific Coast League and "The Sporting News" Minor League Manager of the Year awards in 2003. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3552575] The River Cats won the 2007 Bricktown Showdown under DeFrancesco.

DeFrancesco was a minor league coach and manager for the Oakland A's farm system for fourteen years, managing teams in the Arizona Rookie League, Northwest League, California League and Texas League, as well as the Pacific Coast League River Cats. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3552575]

External Links

* [http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=oak&coachorstaffid=429728 A's coaches page for Tony DeFrancesco]