Ricky Gutiérrez

Note: This page links to 1990s infielder Ricky Gutiérrez; for Ricky Gutierrez who played in the minors, click here.

Ricardo Gutiérrez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
• High School American High School (Hialeah)
• Debut April 13, 1993
• Final Game October 4, 2004
• Born May 23, 1970 in Miami, FL USA

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Biographical Information

On June 26, 1998, playing for the Houston Astros in an interleague game against the Cleveland Indians, Ricky Gutierrez was involved in a 20-pitch at-bat against Bartolo Colon before striking out swinging. It was the longest at-bat ever recorded until Brandon Belt was retired on the 21st pitch thrown by Jaime Barria on April 22, 2018.

In his final major league season, in 2004, he was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Mets in late July and spent the last two months with the BoSox as a back-up infielder, hitting .275 in 21 games. He was thus a member of the team that broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning the 2004 World Series, even though he did not appear in postseason play.

Gutierrez joined the coaching ranks a few years after he retired from playing. He was the head coach at his alma mater American Senior High School for several years, including the period 2010-2014. There are indications he coached other years as well, but this could not be confirmed. He led teams to the state tournament in 2010, 2013, and 2014 and won the state championship in 2014.

In 2017 Gutierrez joined the Cincinnati Reds organization as a bench coach for the Daytona Tortugas. He took over as interim manager on August 12th when manager Eli Marrero took a leave of absence for the remainder of the season. He managed the same team in 2018-2019. He was scheduled to manage the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 and did manage the team in 2021.

Gutierrez moved to the Washington Nationals organization in 2022 as a Special Assistant to the Vice-President, International Operations. In 2024, he was named the team's third base coach.

His son Ricky Gutierrez Jr. was drafted by the Nationals in the 40th round of the 2012 amateur draft but went to college and played wide receiver for the Connecticut Huskies instead.

Notable Achievements

• Won one World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2004 (he did not play in the World Series)

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2018	Daytona Tortugas	Florida State League	69-66	6th (t)	Cincinnati Reds	Lost League Finals
2019	Daytona Tortugas	Florida State League	66-68	7th	Cincinnati Reds
2020	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Season cancelled
2021	Chattanooga Lookouts	Double-A South	58-54	4th	Cincinnati Reds

Related Sites

• Ricky Gutiérrez at the SABR Bio Project