Chino Cadahia

Aurelio Cadahia

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.
• School Miami-Dade New World Center Community College

• Born November 22, 1957 in Havana, Cuba

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Biographical Information

Catcher Chino Cadahia, the brother of Benny Cadahia and cousin of Mike Cadahia, was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the secondary phase of the January 1977 amateur draft and played seven seasons in the minor leagues. He debuted with the Auburn Phillies in 1977 and hit .228/~.318/.275 his first year, playing mostly first base. In 1978, Chino was with the unaffiliated Paintsville Highlanders and hit .266/~.318/.392. He was the Appalachian League All-Star catcher despite a league-leading 17 passed balls. In 1979, Cadahia was in the Minnesota Twins chain with the Visalia Oaks, hitting .285/~.378/.402. He had 19 errors but was the California League All-Star backstop.

In 1980, Cadahia began a stretch with the Orlando Twins, hitting .234/~.311/.345. He hit .224 for them the next year and saw his only playing time at AAA, batting .208 with the Toledo Mud Hens. He hit .228 for the 1982 Orlando club, then in 1983 finished up as a player by putting up a .260/~.349/.342 line with Orlando, backing up All-Star Jeff Reed.

Cadahia was the pitching coach for the Salem Redbirds in 1984-1985, then a manager in the Texas Rangers' system for many years. He was Ivan Rodriguez's first manager in the Minor Leagues and handed him the nickname "Pudge." Cadahia was the Atlanta Braves' roving minor league catching instructor in 1996-1997, then the Minor League Field Coordinator from 1998-2006. He was named bench coach for the Atlanta Braves in 2007, then took that position with the Kansas City Royals in 2012 and kept the job until the end of the 2013 season. As of 2022, he was still in the Royals organization as a senior coordinator in charge of player development.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1986	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	40-97	12th	Texas Rangers
1987	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	58-82	11th	Texas Rangers
1988	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	35-28	6th	Texas Rangers
1989	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	33-30	8th	Texas Rangers
1990	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	36-27	3rd (t)	Texas Rangers
1991	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	30-29	6th (t)	Texas Rangers
1992	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	28-31	11th	Texas Rangers
1993	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	40-20	1st	Texas Rangers	League Champs
1994	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	32-28	7th	Texas Rangers
1995	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	24-34	10th	Texas Rangers
1996	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	3-9	16th	Atlanta Braves		replaced Robert Lucas (11-36) on August 13

Sources include 1978-1981 and 1984 Baseball Guides, Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database