Earl Lester "Buddy" Carlyle (born December 21, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and New York Mets. He also played for the LG Twins of the KBO League, and the Hanshin Tigers and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Carlyle attended Bellevue East High School in Bellevue. In addition to baseball, he also lettered in basketball for the Chieftains and graduated in 1996.
The Atlanta Braves hired Carlyle in May 2016 to serve as a coaching assistant responsible for managing instant replay review. He is currently the pitching coach for the Rocket City Trash Pandas, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.
Carlyle was diagnosed with diabetes in 2009, and does multi-doses with an insulin pen.
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