Sal Rende

Salvatore David Rende

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
• School Saint Xavier University
• High School Eisenhower High School (Blue Island)

• Born October 17, 1955 in Blue Island, IL USA

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Biographical information

Infielder Sal Rende was drafted in the 28th round of the 1977 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians. He played seven seasons in the minors, mostly with the Chattanooga Lookouts.

Rende was a manager in the minors for twelve seasons between 1984 and 1996. His teams finished with the best record four times and won four league titles in his first seven seasons. His teams finished no higher than 4th in his last five seasons. In 1999-2001 he was a coach for the Calgary Cannons. He was a coach for the Columbus Clippers in 2003, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in 2004-2006 and the Ottawa Lynx in 2007. In 2008-2010, Rende was the Minor League Hitting Coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2011-2018, he was the hitting coach for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

Rende has been involved in some personality conflicts of note. Carl Everett had a confrontation with Rende that led to Everett being ousted from the Florida Marlins organization. In 2003 Bucky Dent wanted to fire Rende from the Clippers over the handling of Drew Henson and Dent had to be talked out of quitting when the Columbus GM wouldn't get rid of Rende.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1984	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	87-49	1st	Chicago White Sox	League Champs
1985	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	85-54	1st	Chicago White Sox	Lost in 1st round
1986	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	45-29	1st (t)	Seattle Mariners	League Champs
1987	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	68-75	6th (t)	Seattle Mariners
1988	Memphis Chicks	Southern League	79-64	3rd	Kansas City Royals	League Champs
1989	Omaha Royals	American Association	74-72	3rd (t)	Kansas City Royals	Lost League Finals
1990	Omaha Royals	American Association	86-60	1st	Kansas City Royals	League Champs
1991	Omaha Royals	American Association	73-71	5th	Kansas City Royals
1993	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	72-69	4th	Florida Marlins
1994	Edmonton Trappers	Pacific Coast League	67-75	8th	Florida Marlins
1995	Charlotte Knights	International League	59-81	9th	Florida Marlins
1996	Charlotte Knights	International League	62-79	8th (t)	Florida Marlins