Carlos Tosca

Carlos Tosca
Tosca with the Atlanta Braves in 2013
Manager / Coach
Born: (1953-09-29) September 29, 1953 Pinar del Río, Cuba
MLB statistics
Games managed	382
Win–loss record	191–191
Winning %	.500
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams
As manager Toronto Blue Jays (2002–2004) As coach Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000) Toronto Blue Jays (2002) Arizona Diamondbacks (2005–2006) Florida Marlins (2007–2010) Atlanta Braves (2011–2016)

Carlos Tosca (born September 29, 1953) is a Cuban Field Coach for the GCL Orioles. He is a former Major League and minor league baseball manager.

He was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2002 to 2004. He succeeded Buck Martinez on June 3, 2002, served the entire 2003 season, then was replaced by John Gibbons on August 8, 2004, after compiling a 191–191 win–loss record (.500).

Tosca is a graduate of the University of South Florida. He did not play professional baseball, but became a coach at the high school level after his graduation. In 1978, he entered pro baseball as a coach in the Short Season-A New York–Penn League.

Biography

Tosca managed in the farm systems of the New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves for 17 seasons between 1980 and 2001. He was the first manager in the history of the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League, serving as their pilot from 1994 to 1996. He has managed at the highest level of minor league baseball with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights (1997) and Richmond Braves (2001), and was the bench coach on Buck Showalter's staff during the first three MLB seasons (1998–2000) in Arizona Diamondbacks history.

Tosca was hired as the third base coach of the Blue Jays for the 2002 season by the club's recently appointed general manager, J. P. Ricciardi. When Toronto started poorly (20–33, .377) under Martinez—who had been hired by former GM Gord Ash—Ricciardi replaced the incumbent manager with Tosca. Over the final two-thirds of the campaign, Tosca led the Jays to a 58–51 (.523) mark and a third-place finish in the American League East Division. Tosca then produced another winning record (86–76, .531) and third-place finish in 2003. But in 2004, the Jays won only 47 of their first 111 games (.423) and were in fifth place in their division when Tosca was relieved of command by Ricciardi. The Jays finished the campaign at 67–94 (.416).

After returning to the Diamondbacks in 2005–2006 to coach third base under manager Bob Melvin, Tosca was the bench coach for the Marlins under Fredi González from 2007 to June 22, 2010.

When González was hired to replace Bobby Cox as the manager of the Braves following the 2010 season, Tosca was hired to serve as the Braves' new bench coach. He managed the Braves on May 10 and 11, 2013 due to González' daughter's college graduation.

On May 17, 2016, both Tosca and González were dismissed from the Atlanta Braves.

In February 2019, Tosca was named as the Field Coach for the GCL Orioles.

Managerial record

As of September 28, 2015

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
		Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
TOR	2002	109	58	51	.532	3rd in AL East	–	–	–	–
TOR	2003	162	86	76	.531	3rd in AL East	–	–	–	–
TOR	2004	111	47	64	.423	fired	–	–	–	–
Total		382	191	191	.500		0	0	–

Personal

Tosca has an identical twin brother named Rick.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Carlos Tosca managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com

Managerial/coaching positions
Preceded by Franchise inactive Jack Gillis	Gulf Coast League Yankees manager 1980–1982 1985	Succeeded by Jack Gillis Fred Ferrreira
Preceded by Doug Holmquist	Greensboro Hornets manager 1983–1984	Succeeded by Doug Camilli
Preceded by Luis Silverio	Gulf Coast Royals manager 1988–1990	Succeeded by Bob Herold
Preceded by Brian Poldberg	Baseball City Royals manager 1991	Succeeded by Ron Johnson
Preceded by Franchise created	Gulf Coast Marlins manager 1992	Succeeded by Jim Hendry
Preceded by Joel Youngblood	Kane County Cougars manager 1993	Succeeded by Lynn Jones
Preceded by Franchise created	Portland Sea Dogs manager 1994–1996	Succeeded by Fredi González
Preceded by Sal Rende	Charlotte Knights manager 1997	Succeeded by Fredi González
Preceded by Franchise created	Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach 1998–2000	Succeeded by Bob Melvin
Preceded by Randy Ingle	Richmond Braves manager 2001	Succeeded by Fredi González
Preceded by Terry Bevington	Toronto Blue Jays third base coach 2002	Succeeded by Brian Butterfield
Preceded by Glenn Sherlock	Arizona Diamondbacks third base coach 2005–2006	Succeeded by Chip Hale
Preceded by Gary Tuck	Florida Marlins bench coach 2007–2010	Succeeded by Brandon Hyde
Preceded by Chino Cadahia	Atlanta Braves bench coach 2011–2016	Succeeded by Terry Pendleton