Brad Arnsberg

Bradley James Arnsberg

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
• School Merced Junior College
• High School Medford (OR) High School
• Debut September 6, 1986
• Final Game April 23, 1992
• Born August 20, 1963 in Seattle, WA USA

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Biographical Information

Brad Arnsberg was signed as a 1st round pick in the secondary phase of the 1983 amateur draft by the New York Yankees and scout Gary Hughes. He earned his first win on August 8, 1987. He earned his first save with the Texas Rangers on April 25, 1989, and recorded the save to preserve Nolan Ryan's 300th win on July 31, 1990. Brad later spent one year as player/coach of the Wei-Chen Dragons in Taiwan in 1994, going 3-3 with a save and a 2.66 ERA.

In 1983, he pitched for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks. "It was weird," he said of the Midnight Sun experience. "You had to have foil on your bedroom windows just to keep the light from jumping in when you were trying to sleep. I remember, unfortunately, walking out of a couple of bars at three or four in the morning and it was broad daylight. It was kind of an odd feeling."

After his playing career ended, Arnsberg joined the Texas Rangers organization and served as the Charleston RiverDogs pitching coach in 1995-1996. He moved up a minor league rung with the Tulsa Drillers in 1997-1998 and up another rung in 1999 with the Oklahoma RedHawks.

The Montreal Expos hired Arnsberg in 2000 to work as the team's bullpen coach. He began the year in that capacity, but was promoted to pitching coach on July 20th when the Expos fired Bobby Cuellar. Arnsberg remained the Expos pitching coach in 2001. When Expos owner Jeffrey Loria bought the Florida Marlins in the game of musical owners (Marlins owners bought the Boston Red Sox and MLB took ownership of the Expos), he took many of the Expos staff with him. Arnsberg worked as the Marlins pitching coach until May 10, 2003 when he was fired along with manager Jeff Torborg.

Arnsberg joined the Toronto Blue Jays organization the next year. He was the pitching coach for the Syracuse SkyChiefs that season. The Blue Jays promoted Arnsberg to major league pitching coach in 2005 where he remained through the 2009 season. The Houston Astros hired Arnsberg as their pitching coach in 2010. The next year the Astros fired Arnsberg on June 14th when the Astros had a record of 25-42. General Manager Ed Wade explained the firing thus: "This is not rattle the cage, jump start things, hope this does whatever," Wade said. "It was very clearly, as succinctly and as generally as I can say, it's a difference of opinions and philosophical differences that I didn't think were manageable at this point."[1] This ended Arnsberg career as a major league pitching coach.

Arnsberg was out of baseball in 2012. He re-emerged in 2013 as the Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He stayed in that role through 2024, though his title changed in 2017 to Minor League Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator.

Arnsberg's brother, Tim, pitched in the Houston Astros chain from 1985 to 1987. His son, Kyle, was drafted in 2009 but did not sign and was on the Arizona State University roster in the 2010 College World Series. Kyle currently (2025) serves as a major league coach and coordinator of advanced scouting for the Cincinnati Reds.

Notable Achievements

• 1985 Pitcher of the Year Eastern League Albany-Colonie Yankees
• 1987 Pitcher of the Year International League Columbus Clippers

Blue Jays Pitching Coaches
Previous	Current	Next
Gil Patterson	Brad Arnsberg	Bruce Walton
	2005 to 2009

Related Sites

• Alaska Goldpanners Page
• Greatest 21 Days