Rick Knapp

Richard A. Knapp (born December 11, 1961) is an American professional baseball pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously a pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers. Knapp served as the Tigers pitching coach from 2008 until midway through the 2011 season.

Career Knapp previously served as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Minnesota Twins. Knapp pitched five seasons in the Minor Leagues for the Texas Rangers organization.

He joined the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for the 2013 season as their assistant minor league pitching coordinator. He was promoted to full minor league pitching coordinator in 2015. At the conclusion of the 2016 season he left the Dodgers to assume a new post as an international pitching coordinator for Major League Baseball.

In 2018, Knapp returned to coaching as the pitching coach for the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays promoted Knapp to assistant pitching coach on their major league roster for the 2022 season.