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Lee Tunnell

b. 1960

American baseball player

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Born 1960. Lee Tunnell is an American baseball player.

Byron Lee Tunnell (born October 30, 1960) is an American professional baseball coach and retired player. He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the bullpen coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of MLB.

Early life Tunnell graduated from Anderson High School in Austin, Texas, and then attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he was a star pitcher on the Bears team from 1979 to 1981.

Playing career Tunnell pitched all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and , for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Minnesota Twins.

In 483 innings pitched in 132 games, Tunnell committed only one error in 122 total chances (33 putouts, 88 assists) for a stellar .992 fielding percentage.

He also pitched three seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, from until , for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.

Coaching career Following his playing career, Tunnell coached in the minor leagues for several years, including a brief stint as interim pitching coach with the Cincinnati Reds in .

In July 2012, he was named interim bullpen coach of the Milwaukee Brewers, a position he held until 2018, when his contract was not renewed by the Brewers front office.

After spending the previous four years as the Reds' bullpen coach, Tunnell was fired following the 2022 season on October 6, 2022.

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Who is Lee Tunnell?

American baseball player

When was Lee Tunnell born?

Lee Tunnell was born on 30 October 1960 in Tyler.

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Lee Tunnell is a baseball player.

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Lee Tunnell is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lee Tunnell

· Wikidata: Q6515371

· DBpedia: Lee Tunnell

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