Rolando Arnedo

Rolando Ezequiel Arnedo

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 192 lb.

• Born November 30, 1982 in Buenos Aires Argentina

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Biographical Information

First Baseman-Outfielder Rolando Arnedo was one of the first Argentinian minor leaguers. He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2001, 2003 and 2004. He helped the Argentinian national team win the 2004 South American Championship, their first South American Championship outright. He hit .266 for the 2004 DSL Expos to earn him his one season in the US. He split 2005 between the GCL Nationals (.218/.313/.218 in 15 G) and the Vermont Expos (.286/.429/.304, 10 HBP in 35 G).

In 2007, Arnedo played for El Llano in Spain's Division Honor, hitting .374/.455/.533. He was 10th in the league in average, 12th in slugging and tied Jesus Golindano for 9th in OBP.

Arnedo helped his native Argentina claim a surprise Bronze Medal at the 2010 South American Games; he served as the team's captain. He was with Argentina for the 2010 Pan American Games Qualifying Tournament, 2011 South American Championship (Gold Medal) and 2012 South American Championship (Gold).

Arnedo has been a coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks system since 2013. He started as a volunteer coach for the DSL Diamondbacks in 2013 and worked as an outfield instructor. When the Diamondbacks hired him for the 2014 season, Arndeo became the first Argentinian to coach for a major league organization. Arnedo served as the hitting coach of the DSL Diamondbacks in 2014-2015 and DSL Diamondbacks 1 in 2016. He then managed the DSL Diamondbacks 2 in 2017 in addition to serving as the DSL Field Coordinator. He stayed in the latter role through 2019. He also managed Argentina in the 2019 Pan American Games. In 2020, Arnedo moved to the U.S. as a short-season coach before the COVID-19 shut down the minor league season. Arnedo managed the ACL Diamondbacks in 2021 and ACL Diamondbacks Black in 2022. He managed Argentina in the 2022 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, their first World Baseball Classic qualifier. Arnedo was a coach for the Visalia Rawhide in 2023.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2017	DSL Diamondbacks 2	Dominican Summer League	24-47		Arizona Diamondbacks
2021	ACL Diamondbacks	Arizona Complex League	21-39	17th	Arizona Diamondbacks
2022	ACL Diamondbacks Black	Arizona Complex League	23-32	14th	Arizona Diamondbacks