Dana LeVangie (born 1969)

Former pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox[8]

What is Dana LeVangie (born 1969) known for?

Dana LeVangie, born on August 11, 1969, in Whitman, Massachusetts, is a well-respected figure in the world of professional baseball. A right-handed batsman and thrower, his career started at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, graduating in 1987, before he attended Cape Cod Community College and later American International College (AIC). He found early success in baseball during his tenure with the AIC Yellow Jackets, batting .473 with 13 home runs and 87 RBIs in his senior year. This spectacular performance led him to be named as the 1991 Division II Northeast Player of the Year.

LeVangie's professional career took off when he was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 14th round of the 1991 MLB draft. As an active player, he was primarily a minor league catcher, batting .196 with seven home runs and 78 RBIs in his 351-game career. Despite his modest playing stats, LeVangie's long-term contributions to the Red Sox are impressive: he served as the team's bullpen catcher between 1997 and 2004, then as a scout for the following eight seasons.

In 2013, he succeeded Gary Tuck as the Red Sox's bullpen coach before being appointed as the interim bench coach in 2015. He resumed his duties as bullpen coach for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. LeVangie then took on the significant role of pitching coach for the Red Sox in 2017 under the leadership of new manager, Alex Cora. This made him the first non-pitcher to secure this position for the Red Sox since Mike Roarke in 1994.

His tenure as pitching coach was marked by a successful 2018 season where the Red Sox clinched the American League pennant and the World Series title. The team's exceptional performance, which included a 3.75 earned run average and winning 11 out of 14 post-season games, placed them third in the league. While LeVangie was relieved of his pitching coach duties in 2019, he continues to serve the Red Sox as a pro scout, demonstrating his enduring commitment to the team.

Over his career, LeVangie has won the World Series thrice, in 2004, 2013, and 2018, boosting his status as an important figure in Red Sox history.

For more about his career, you can check out his baseball statistics and history on Baseball-Reference.com.