Buddy Bailey
| Buddy Bailey | |
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Bailey managing the Daytona Cubs in 2011 | |
| Manager | |
| Born: March 28, 1957 Norristown, Pennsylvania | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MiLB managerial statistics (through 2017) | |
| Win–loss record | 2,228–2,095 (.515) |
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Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey (born March 28, 1957) is an American professional baseball manager and former Major League coach with 45 years of experience in the game, 35 as a minor league manager. Bailey was manager for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League through the 2024 season. He was replaced by Yovanny Cuevas for the 2025 season.
In 2016, his first season as manager of the Pelicans, he led the Pelicans to the league championship. Previously, in 2015, he had spent his fourth consecutive season and fifth year overall as manager of the Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs' Double-A Southern League affiliate. The veteran minor league pilot won his 1,500th game in May 2011 and exceeded the 2,000-win mark during 2016.