Stan Kyles (born February 26, 1961, in

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) is a former minor league baseball

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, who served as the

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for the

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Playing career

Kyles was selected in the 4th round (90th overall pick) by the

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in the 1979 amateur entry draft. That year he played his first season for the Rookie league

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. The next year, he played for the Class A-Low

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. He started 1981 off with Geneva before advancing to the Class A

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. In 1982, he played for the Class A-Advanced

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and recorded an 11–5 record with a 2.51

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and pitched 118

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s. In 1983, he played for both the Double-A

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and the Triple-A

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. He was traded from the Cubs to the

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for

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during

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on March 26, 1984,"Cubs get Stoddard from A's," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Tuesday, March 27, 1984 (scroll down to page 17).
Retrieved September 19, 2022. with minor league outfielder Stan Boderick also sent to the A's to complete the transaction five days later on March 31. His time in the Athletics organization began at its Double-A club, the Albany-Colonie A's. He advanced to their Triple-A club, the Tacoma Tigers, the following season. In 1986, he split the season between Tacoma and Oakland's new Double-A affiliate, the

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. He spent 1987, his last season with Oakland, at Tacoma. Kyles switched organizations in 1988, playing for the

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's Triple-A club, the

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. In 1989, his final season as a player, Kyles played for two different organizations' Double-A clubs: the

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and the

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. After 11 seasons as a professional pitcher in the minor leagues, playing in 279 games, Kyles retired. His career totals include a 52–56 record, a 3.86

, and 508

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Kyles became involved with coaching in 1991. He worked in the

' and

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' farm system prior to joining the

organization, as a pitching coach, in 2001. His first season at the Triple-A level was 2004 with the

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. The next season, the Brewers switched their top affiliate to the

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of the

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. In his first year with Nashville, the team captured the league's championship. In 2006 and 2007, his pitching staff lead the league in ERA. After the regular 2006 season, Kyles served as the pitching coach for the Mexican Winter League's

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, which won the league championship. On Nov. 12, 2008, Kyles was named the new Milwaukee Brewers bullpen coach, replacing

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who was promoted to pitching coach. On April 20, 2010, news surfaced that Kyles was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and would be undergoing treatment on April 23. On May 25, 2010, he returned as the Brewers bullpen coach. On July 30, 2012, he was let go as the Brewers bullpen coach.

References

External links

*''2007 Nashville Sounds Souvenir Program''. 2007.
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