Paul Jerome "P. J." Carey (November 4, 1953 – December 7, 2012) was an American professional

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official. In , Carey served as senior advisor, player development, of the

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. Carey was a

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and

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, and a Major League coach and player development official, during his 40-year baseball career, which began in . Carey was born in Scranton,

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. He graduated from Scranton Preparatory School in 1971 and attended the University of Scranton before signing his first professional contract with the

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in 1972. A catcher who threw and batted right-handed, he stood tall and weighed . His four-year playing career was spent at the Rookie, Short Season-A and Class A levels of the Philadelphia organization, where he batted .215 in 143 total games. From 1976 through 1979, Carey coached on Phillies' farm teams before launching his managerial career in

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with the

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of the Short Season-A Northwest League.Howe News Bureau, ''Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Organization Book.'' St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985 His minor league managing career extended for 22 seasons — largely at the Rookie or Short Season-A levels — between 1980 and and included stints with the Phillies,

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, and

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. He served as a coach on the Rockies' Major League staff in

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. After 13 years with the Rockies, Carey joined the Dodgers in as minor league field coordinator, and held his position as senior player development advisor from .

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