Brad Fischer

Bradley James Fischer (born June 28, 1956, in Blissfield, Michigan) is an American professional baseball coach and former player development executive, minor league player and manager. He is a former coach for the Oakland Athletics (1995–2007 and Milwaukee Brewers (2009–2010). In 2015 he coached in the Major Leagues on the Pittsburgh Pirates' staff, working under skipper Clint Hurdle. At the end of the 2016 season, Fischer was bumped off the coaching staff and offered a job on the Pirates' player development staff, and as of October 29th, 2016 had not accepted that position.

He has spent most of his career in the Oakland organization. Fischer was not drafted, but signed with the Athletics as a free agent out of Western Michigan University in 1978. A catcher, he played just one season in the minors, hitting .267 in 160 at bats for the A's Bend Timber Hawks Class A-Short Season affiliate. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).

After spending 1979 out of baseball, the 23-year-old Fischer was hired to manage the A's Short Season-A team in Medford, Oregon in 1980. In 1981, he piloted Medford to a Northwest League championship and earned Manager of the Year honors.

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