Lee Tunnell

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.

Not to be confused with Lee Tunnel.
Lee Tunnell
Tunnell with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018
Pitcher
Born: (1960-10-30) October 30, 1960
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
June 22, 1989, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record22–28
Earned run average4.23
Strikeouts280
Teams

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 1982 and 1989, 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 1991 until 1993, 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 2006.

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.[1]

After spending the past four years as the Reds' bullpen coach, Tunnell was fired following the 2022 season on October 6, 2022.[2]

References
  1. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120730&content_id=35813062&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
  2. "Reds part ways with 5 members of coaching staff". mlb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.


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