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Greg Tagert
Tri-City ValleyCats – No. 37
Manager
Born: (1963-01-05) January 5, 1963 (age 61)
Vacaville, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Greg Tagert (born January 5, 1963) is an American professional baseball coach who is currently the manager for the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Frontier League. He's most notable as manager for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association of Professional Baseball, a position he held from 2005 until leaving on February 7, 2022, to join the San Francisco Giants organization.[1][2]

About

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Tagert, a native of Vacaville, California, attended San Francisco State University where he served as a pitcher. He went on to coach at the University of New Mexico and later served as a scout for the Detroit Tigers.

He managed nine years for five different clubs in the Frontier League. After his first year in the Frontier League, he had a very short stint in the Prairie League as manager for the Brainerd Bobcats, a team that folded after two weeks.[3] By the end of the 2004 season, Tagert had amassed a Frontier League-record 412 victories (he ranks seventh as of the end of 2024).

In 2005, he became the new manager of the Gary SouthShore RailCats, a team that held the league record for losses. That same year, the RailCats won the Northern League championship. The RailCats made it to the Championship series four years in a row, winning twice. In 2008, the RailCats extended his contract until 2010. As a result, Tagert relocated his family from Vacaville to Northwest Indiana.[4]

On Saturday, February 20, 2010, the RailCats announced that his contract was being extended until 2013.[5] A year later, in 2011, the Northern League folded and the RailCats, along with the Kansas City T-Bones, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, and Winnipeg Goldeyes, moved to the American Association for the 2011 season. Tagert guided Gary to their first AA championship in 2013.

After suffering the first full losing season of his career in 2015, Tagert rebounded to guide the RailCats back to the postseason in 2017, followed by the first division title since 2008 (when they were in the Northern League). Both seasons ended in first-round playoff exits.

Gary slipped to fifth place (out of six teams) in the North Division in 2019 before sitting out the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon returning in 2021, the RailCats slipped further, suffering their first last-place finish under Tagert's watch. This proved to be his final season in a RailCats uniform.

On February 7, 2022, the RailCats announced that Tagert was leaving the organization to take a position within the San Francisco Giants organization, ending his 17-year tenure in Gary.[6] Tagert has been tapped as the manager of the Arizona Complex League Giants.[7]

On December 22, 2022, Tagert was announced as the new manager of the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association of Professional Baseball, replacing long-time manager Rick Forney.

On December 11, 2023, he was announced as the new manager of the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Frontier League, marking his return to the league after two decades managing elsewhere.[8] Tagert led the ValleyCats to the Frontier League playoffs in 2024, their first postseason appearance since joining the league three years prior.

Records and awards

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  • Frontier League
    • Most career wins (former, now ranks 7th)[9]
    • Manager of the Year (2001)[10]
  • Northern League
    • Manager of the Year (2007, 2009)[11]
    • League Champion (2005, 2007)
  • American Association
    • League Champion (2013)

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

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Year Team League Record Finish Playoffs
1995 Ohio Valley Redcoats Frontier League 36-34 5th Did not qualify
1996 Brainerd Bobcats Prairie League 7-9 -- Team disbanded
1997 Evansville Otters Frontier League 46-33 2nd Lost League Finals
1998 Evansville Otters Frontier League 43-36 4th Lost in 1st round
1999 Evansville Otters Frontier League 43-41 3rd Lost in 1st round
2000 Evansville Otters Frontier League 45-38 4th Lost League Finals
2001 Dubois County Dragons Frontier League 48-36 3rd Lost in 1st round
2002 Dubois County Dragons Frontier League 52-32 3rd Lost in 1st round
2003 Kenosha Mammoths Frontier League 47-42 7th Did not qualify
2004 Springfield/Ozark Ducks Frontier League 52-44 6th Did not qualify
2005 Gary SouthShore RailCats Northern League 54-42 3rd League Champs
2006 Gary SouthShore RailCats Northern League 51-46 3rd Lost League Finals
2007 Gary SouthShore RailCats Northern League 58-38 1st League Champs
2008 Gary SouthShore RailCats Northern League 56-40 2nd Lost League Finals
2009 Gary SouthShore RailCats Northern League 57-39 1st Lost League Finals
2010 Gary SouthShore RailCats Northern League 52-48 4th Lost in 1st round
2011 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 54-46 2nd Did not qualify
2012 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 50-50 3rd Did not qualify
2013 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 58-41 2nd League Champs
2014 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 53-47 2nd Did not qualify
2015 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 45-55 3rd Did not qualify
2016 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 52-48 2nd Did not qualify
2017 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 57-43 2nd Lost in 1st round
2018 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 59-41 1st Lost in 1st round
2019 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 40-59 5th Did not qualify
2021 Gary SouthShore RailCats American Association 39-61 6th Did not qualify
2022 ACL Giants Orange Arizona Complex League 18-37 18th Did not qualify
2023 Winnipeg Goldeyes American Association 43-57 11th Did not qualify
2024 Tri-City ValleyCats Frontier League 53-41 4th Lost in 1st round
29 Seasons Total 1368-1224 16 Appearances

3 Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Coaching Staff". railcatsbaseball.com.
  2. ^ "After 17 years, Greg Tagert leaves RailCats for job with Giants". 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Evansville Otters Baseball: All-Time Managers". evansvilleotters.com.
  4. ^ "RailCats Announce Longterm Contract Extension for Manager Greg Tagert". oursportscentral.com. 15 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Fan Zone - Latest News - Official Site of the Gary South Shore RailCats". RailCatsBaseball.com.
  6. ^ "Tagert Joins Giants Organization". Gary SouthShore RailCats. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "After 17 years, Greg Tagert leaves RailCats for job with Giants". 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "ValleyCats Name Greg Tagert as New Field Manager". Tri-City ValleyCats. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Frontier League Top Managers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  10. ^ DuBois County Dragons
  11. ^ "Northern League Awards". northernleague.com.
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Preceded by Manager of the
Gary SouthShore RailCats
2005 – 2021 		Succeeded by
Currently vacant
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