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James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944 in Perrysburg, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball manager. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997.
When Jim Leyland took over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Nov. 20, 1985, he entered his first big league managerial job with a one-year contract and a team coming off a 104-loss season.
James Richard "Jim" Leyland (born December 15, 1944) was a baseball manager. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, and Detroit Tigers. He won the World Series with the Marlins in 1997. He retired after the 2013 season.
Dec 4, 2023 · NASHVILLE — We’ve known for two decades that Jim Leyland was a Hall of Fame storyteller, a Hall of Fame ranter (and raver) and a no-doubt Hall of Fame character of baseball. But what he was ...
Jim Leyland. Position: Manager. Born: December 15, 1944 in Toledo, OH. High School: Perrysburg HS (Perrysburg, OH) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2024. Full Name: James Richard Leyland. Pronunciation: \ LEE-lind \. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info.
Nov 27, 2020 · Jim Leyland signed his first pro contract in 1963. He managed in the minors for a decade, then became a big league coach. Over 22 seasons as the skipper of the Pirates, Marlins, Rockies and...
Dec 4, 2023 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In the offseason of 1985, Jim Leyland took over as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 40 years old, had a brief minor-league career as a light-hitting catcher, then...
Jim Leyland was born in Perrysburg, Ohio and started his professional baseball career in the Detroit Tigers organization, after seven years as a player/coach, he focused his efforts on managing. Leyland spent the next 10 years managing at various levels in the Tigers minor league organization.
Dec 4, 2023 · Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
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