Wellington Cepeda
| Wellington Cepeda | |
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 Cepeda with the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2007 | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 76 | |
| Bullpen coach | |
| Born: November 25, 1973 La Vega, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Teams | |
As coach
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Wellington Cepeda (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican professional baseball coach and former pitcher who currently serves as the bullpen coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously served as a manager in the Dominican Professional Baseball League.[1] He played in minor league baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1997 to 2000.
Career
[edit]Cepeda began his career as a pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[1] He spent 1997 with the AZL Diamondbacks, 1998 with the South Bend Silver Hawks, 1999 with the High Desert Mavericks, and spent his final season in 2000 back with South Bend.[1]
Cepeda began his coaching career as the pitching coach for the Missoula Osprey in 2003 and 2004.[2] He spent the 2005 though 2007 seasons as South Bend's pitching coach.[3] Cepeda spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as the pitching coach of the Visalia Oaks / Visalia Rawhide. He returned to South Bend as pitching coach for the 2010 through 2013 seasons.[4] He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the Mobile BayBears pitching coach.[5] In 2019, Cepeda was the manager of the AZL Diamondbacks.[6]
Miami Marlins
[edit]Cepeda was hired as the Miami Marlins' bullpen coach following the 2019 season.[7] On October 2, 2024, Cepeda was fired alongside the entirety of the Marlins coaching staff.[8]
Arizona Diamondbacks
[edit]On November 28, 2024, Cepeda was hired to be the new bullpen coach and assistant pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wellington Cepeda minor league statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Mariner to manage Missoula Osprey". ESPN.com. February 11, 2004. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ South Bend Silver Hawks (November 12, 2009). "Silver Hawks announce coaching staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Associated Press (December 17, 2009). "Wednesday's sports transactions". Deseret News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Mark Inabinett (December 20, 2013). "Southern League Manager of the Year Andy Green returning to Mobile BayBears". AL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "D-backs announce 2019 player development staff". MLB.com. January 8, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Joe Frisaro (October 23, 2019). "Cepeda to be Marlins' bullpen coach". MLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Marlins Part Ways With Entire Coaching Staff After Skip Schumaker's Exit as Manager". syndication.bleacherreport.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/diamondbacks-to-add-wellington-cepeda-to-coaching-staff.html
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Diamondbacks players
- Baseball pitchers
- Dominican Republic baseball coaches
- Dominican Republic baseball players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Republic national baseball team people
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Miami Marlins coaches
- Arizona Diamondbacks coaches
- Minor league baseball coaches
- Minor league baseball managers
- Sportspeople from La Vega Province
- South Bend Silver Hawks players