Description
Anthony Joseph Sager (born March 3, 1965) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He currently serves as the pitching coach for the Syracuse Mets. Sager played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres (1994), Colorado Rockies (1995), and Detroit Tigers (1996–1998).
College career
He is an alumnus of the University of Toledo. He played both college football and college baseball at Toledo.
Playing career
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 10th round of the 1988 MLB amateur draft, Sager made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Diego Padres on April 4, 1994, and appeared in his final game with the Detroit Tigers on September 26, 1998.
Coaching career
Prior to being promoted to the roving pitching instructor in 2013, Sager was the pitching coach for the Toledo Mud Hens. On June 27, 2018, Sager was named bullpen coach for the Detroit Tigers.
On February 5, 2025, the New York Mets hired Sager to serve as the pitching coach for their Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Mets.

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Statistics 
| SO/BB | MLB | 1998 | 1.00 |
| SO9 | MLB | 1998 | 3.5 |
| BB9 | MLB | 1998 | 3.5 |
| HR9 | MLB | 1998 | 1.1 |
| H9 | MLB | 1998 | 12.0 |
| WHIP | MLB | 1998 | 1.719 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 1998 | 5.11 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 1998 | 72 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 1998 | 274 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 1998 | 4 |
| Balks | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 1998 | 7 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 1998 | 43 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 1998 | 47 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 1998 | 79 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 1998 | 59.1 |
| Saves | MLB | 1998 | 2 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 1998 | 7 |
| Games Started | MLB | 1998 | 3 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 1998 | 31 |
| ERA | MLB | 1998 | 6.52 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 1998 | .667 |
| Loss | MLB | 1998 | 2 |
| Wins | MLB | 1998 | 4 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 1998 | -1.1 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 1998 | 1 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 1998 | -131 |
| rOBA | MLB | 1998 | .000 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 1998 | -100 |
| OPS | MLB | 1998 | .000 |
| SLG | MLB | 1998 | .000 |
| OBP | MLB | 1998 | .000 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 1998 | .000 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Hits | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1998 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1998 | 1 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1998 | 1 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1998 | 1 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1998 | 0.0 |
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| SO/BB | MLB | 1997 | 2.21 |
| SO9 | MLB | 1997 | 5.7 |
| BB9 | MLB | 1997 | 2.6 |
| HR9 | MLB | 1997 | 1.1 |
| H9 | MLB | 1997 | 8.7 |
| WHIP | MLB | 1997 | 1.250 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 1997 | 4.29 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 1997 | 110 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 1997 | 350 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Balks | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 1997 | 10 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 1997 | 39 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 1997 | 43 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 1997 | 81 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 1997 | 84.0 |
| Saves | MLB | 1997 | 3 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 1997 | 8 |
| Games Started | MLB | 1997 | 1 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 1997 | 38 |
| ERA | MLB | 1997 | 4.18 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 1997 | .429 |
| Loss | MLB | 1997 | 4 |
| Wins | MLB | 1997 | 3 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 1997 | 1.3 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 1997 | 1 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Hits | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1997 | 2 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1997 | 0.0 |
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| SO/BB | MLB | 1996 | 1.79 |
| SO9 | MLB | 1996 | 5.9 |
| BB9 | MLB | 1996 | 3.3 |
| HR9 | MLB | 1996 | 1.1 |
| H9 | MLB | 1996 | 10.4 |
| WHIP | MLB | 1996 | 1.519 |
| Fielding Independent Pitching | MLB | 1996 | 4.68 |
| ERA+ | MLB | 1996 | 102 |
| Batters Faced | MLB | 1996 | 347 |
| Wild Pitches | MLB | 1996 | 1 |
| Balks | MLB | 1996 | 0 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1996 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1996 | 52 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1996 | 2 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1996 | 29 |
| Home Runs Allowed | MLB | 1996 | 10 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | MLB | 1996 | 44 |
| Runs Allowed | MLB | 1996 | 46 |
| Hits Allowed | MLB | 1996 | 91 |
| Innings Pitched | MLB | 1996 | 79.0 |
| Saves | MLB | 1996 | 0 |
| Shutouts | MLB | 1996 | 0 |
| Complete Games | MLB | 1996 | 0 |
| Games Finished | MLB | 1996 | 1 |
| Games Started | MLB | 1996 | 9 |
| Games Pitched | MLB | 1996 | 22 |
| ERA | MLB | 1996 | 5.01 |
| Win-Loss Percentage | MLB | 1996 | .444 |
| Loss | MLB | 1996 | 5 |
| Wins | MLB | 1996 | 4 |
| Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers | MLB | 1996 | 1.3 |
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