Dick Berardino

Who is Dick Berardino?

Richard John Berardino is a player development consultant for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. A former outfielder and longtime manager in minor league baseball, he also spent three years as a coach with the Red Sox. As a player, Berardino batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 190 pounds.

A three-sport star at Watertown, Massachusetts, High School, Berardino graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1959 after leading the Crusaders to the 1958 NCAA District One baseball championship. He signed with the New York Yankees upon graduation and batted .378 in his first professional season, with the Modesto Reds of the Class C California League. He reached Triple-A for three seasons, playing for the Richmond Virginians, Indianapolis Indians and Spokane Indians, but never broke through to the Major League level. All told, Berardino appeared in 812 minor league games, and batted .272 with 702 hits and 70 home runs.

Berardino compiled a record of 753 wins and 858 losses with two championships in 21 seasons as a minor league manager. Nineteen of those 21 seasons were spent in short-season leagues. Berardino managed two full-season Class A clubs, the Greensboro Hornets of the South Atlantic League in 1987, and the Lynchburg Red Sox of the Carolina League the following season.