Carlos Tosca (born September 29, 1953, in

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) is the current Field coach for the GCL Orioles. He is a former Major League and minor league baseball

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. He was the

of the

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from 2002 to 2004. He succeeded

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on June 3, 2002, served the entire season, and was replaced by John Gibbons on August 8, 2004, after compiling a 191–191 win–loss record ( .500). Tosca is a graduate of the

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. He did not play

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, but became a coach at the high school level after his graduation. In 1978, he entered pro baseball as a coach in the Short Season-A

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Biography

Tosca managed in the farm systems of the

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, Kansas City Royals,

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and

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for 17 seasons between 1980 and 2001. He was the first manager in the history of the

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of the Double-A Eastern League, serving as their pilot from 1994 to 1996. He has managed at the highest level of minor league baseball with the Triple-A

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(1997) and Richmond Braves (2001), and was the bench coach on

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's staff during the first three MLB seasons (1998–2000) in

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history. Tosca was hired as third base coach of the Blue Jays for the 2002 season by the club's recently appointed

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, J. P. Ricciardi. When Toronto started poorly (20–33, .377) under Martinez—who had been hired by former GM Gord Ash—Ricciardi replaced the incumbent manager with Tosca. Over the final two-thirds of the campaign, Tosca led the Jays to a 58–51 (.523) mark and a third-place finish in the

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. Tosca then produced another winning record (86–76, .531) and third-place finish in 2003. But in 2004, the Jays won only 47 of their first 111 games (.423) and were in fifth place in their division when Tosca was relieved of command by Ricciardi. The Jays finished the campaign at 67–94 (.416). After returning to the D-Backs in 2005–2006 to coach third base under

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, Tosca was the bench coach of the Marlins under

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from 2007 to June 22, 2010. When González was hired to replace

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as the manager of the Braves following the 2010 season, Tosca was hired to serve as the Braves' new bench coach. He managed the Braves on May 10 and 11, 2013 due to González' daughter's college graduation. On May 17, 2016, both Tosca and González were dismissed from the Atlanta Braves. In February 2019, Tosca was named as the Field Coach for the GCL Orioles.

Managerial record

Personal

Tosca has an identical twin brother named Rick.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tosca, Carlos 1953 births Living people American people of Cuban descent Arizona Diamondbacks coaches Atlanta Braves coaches Florida Marlins coaches Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball third base coaches Portland Sea Dogs managers American twins Twin sportspeople Toronto Blue Jays coaches Toronto Blue Jays managers University of South Florida alumni Cuban baseball coaches