Richard Alan Kranitz was born on September 15, 1958. He is American. Kranitz currently coaches the Atlanta Braves of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He used to be the coach of the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Florida Markins and Philadelphia Phillies.
Kranitz was first drafted in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft. He was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth draft. He was originally drafted by St. Louis and Los Angeles in 1977, but he declined and chose to stay in college.
In 1984, Kranitz was a player-coach with the Pikeville Cubs and the Winston-Salem Spirits in 1985. He then occupied Minor League pitching coach, Minor League Pitching Coordinator and assistant coach for the same team till 2001, when he was promoted to bullpen coach.
He also coached Daytona Cubs and Iowa Cubs. In 2006, Kranitz was recognized as Baseball America’s Major League Coach of the Year. At the time. it was his first year as pitching coach for the Marlins.
In 2008, he became the pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles. Two years later, Kranitz was hired as minor league pitching coordinator for the Houston Astros. In 2016, Kranitz became the bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies, then eventually their pitching coach. It was in December 2018 that Kranitz joined the Atlanta Braves.
Rick Kranitz is married to Kelly. And the pair have four children namely daughters Paige, Christin and Allie, and son Matthew. Unfortunately, not much is known about her.