Yankees Triple-A manager, Al Pedrique played his last game in the major leagues on June 21, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers. He went 0-3 in a loss to the Oakland A’s at the tender age of 28. Hailing from Valencia, Venezuela, he has worked his way up through the ranks of the Yankees minor league system to assume a position that makes him the most important non-roster person in the entire organization. Consider this:
In 2017, it is likely that at some point in the season, Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, Billy McKinney, Chance Adams, Jordan Montgomery, James Kaprielian, Miguel Andujar, and Mason Williams will all occupy lockers and play under his tutelage for the defending International League Champion, Scranton-Wilkes Barre Rail Raiders.