Lee Tunnell
Byron Lee Tunnell is an American professional baseball coach and retired player. He played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the bullpen coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of MLB. Tunnell attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas where he was a star pitcher on the Bears team from 1979-1981.Career
Tunnell pitched all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Minnesota Twins.
In 483 innings pitched in 132 games, Tunnell committed only one error in 122 total chances for a stellar.992 fielding percentage.
He also pitched three seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, from until, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
Following his playing career, Tunnell coached in the minor leagues for several years, including a brief stint as interim pitching coach with the Cincinnati Reds in.
In July 2012, he was named interim bullpen coach of the Milwaukee Brewers, a position he held until 2018, when his contract was not renewed by the Brewers front office.
