Anthony Contreras

Anthony Contreras

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
• School San Jose State University
• High School Piedmont Hills High School

• Born September 26, 1983 in Los Gatos, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Anthony Contreras played in the San Francisco Giants' chain in 2005-2007 and the San Diego Padres' chain in 2008-2013. In his nine seasons Contreras appeared in 729 games and hit .257/.292/.342. He also pitched in 11 games with a fine 7.29 ERA. Contreras played briefly in the independent leagues in both 2008 and 2013, most likely after being released by the Giants and Padres, respectively.

Contreras became a manager with the AZL Padres in 2014 when Rod Barajas was moved up to hitting coach in A ball. He then began the next year as skipper of the Tri-City Dust Devils. He was slated to manage Fort Wayne again in 2020 before the minor league season was cancelled due to COVID-19. Contreras managed the Lehigh Valley IronPigs from 2022-2024. The 2022 squad had the IronPigs first winning season since 2018. In addition, during these three years the win total for Lehigh Valley increased each year.

After the 2021 season he also managed the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2014	AZL Padres	Arizona League	19-33	13th	San Diego Padres		Replaced Rod Barajas (1-3)
2015	Tri-City Dust Devils	Northwest League	42-34	2nd (t)	San Diego Padres	Lost League Finals
2016	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Midwest League	62-78	13th	San Diego Padres
2017	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Midwest League	68-72	10th	San Diego Padres	Lost League Finals
2018	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Midwest League	64-74	11th (t)	San Diego Padres
2019	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Midwest League	62-76	12th	San Diego Padres
2021	Fort Wayne TinCaps	High-A Central	54-66	10th	San Diego Padres
2022	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	International League	76-72	7th (t)	Philadelphia Phillies
2023	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	International League	80-66	6th	Philadelphia Phillies
2024	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	International League	89-60	2nd	Philadelphia Phillies