Editing Dave Righetti (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1958)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=Dave Righetti (2002).jpg
|caption=Righetti with the San Francisco Giants
|name=Dave Righetti
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|11|28}}
|birth_place=[[San Jose, California]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 16
|debutyear=1979
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 18
|finalyear=1995
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=82–79
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=3.46
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,112
|stat4label=[[Save (baseball)|Save]]s
|stat4value=252
|teams=
'''As player'''
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1979}}–{{mlby|1990}})
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|1991}}–{{mlby|1993}})
* [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1994}})
* [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1994}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1995}})
'''As coach'''
* [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2017}})
|highlights=
* 2× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1986]], [[1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1987]])
* 3× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|2010}}, {{wsy|2012}}, {{wsy|2014}})
* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] (1981)
* 2× [[AL Rolaids Relief Man Award]] (1986, 1987)
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders|AL saves leader]] (1986)
* Pitched a [[no-hitter]] on July 4, 1983
}}
'''David Allan Righetti''' (born November 28, 1958), nicknamed "'''Rags'''", is an American professional [[baseball]] [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and former player. A left-handed [[pitcher]], Righetti played in [[Major League Baseball]] from 1979 through 1995 for the [[New York Yankees]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]], and [[Chicago White Sox]]. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.

Righetti began his career as a [[starting pitcher]], but the Yankees converted him into a [[relief pitcher]], using him as their [[closer (baseball)|closer]], in 1984. He won the [[American League Rookie of the Year Award|American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award]] in 1981. As a starter, he threw a [[no-hitter]] on July 4, 1983. As a closer, he was twice named the [[AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year]] and pitched in two [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Games]]. He was the first player in history to both pitch a no-hitter and also lead the league in [[save (baseball)|saves]] in his career. [[Dennis Eckersley]] later duplicated the feat, as did [[Derek Lowe]].