Coaching Career
Kuntz is back in the full-time role asthe Royals first base coach...he worked for parts of three seasonsin the
same role from 2008-10 and from August 4 to the end of the 2012 campaign...he also works with the Royals
outfielders and baserunners...Served asthe club'sspecial assistant to the GM and theminorleague outfield, bunting and baserunning coach
since the end of the 2010 season until August 4, 2012...Spent the 2003-2007 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization...joined the Pirates as the first base
coach at the Major League level for the 2003-2005 seasons before working as a coach between the Pirates
and Triple-A Indianapolis in 2006 and 2007...Kuntz also worked as a first base coach for the Florida Marlins(1995-1996 and 1999-2000) and the Seattle
Mariners (1989-1992)...Kuntz spent the final 2 months of the 2002 season as a roving instructor with the Atlanta Braves...Joined the Florida organization in 1993 and worked as the club's minor league outfield/baserunning coordinator
from 1993-94, 1997-98 and 2001...After ending his playing career, he worked as the Houston Astros minor league baserunning and outfield
instructor from 1987-88.
Playing Career
Originally selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of
the 1977 June Draft...Played 7 seasons in the Majors with the White Sox (1979-83), Twins
(1983) and Tigers (1984-85), hitting .236 with 5 home runs and 38 RBI in 277 games...Was a member of the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers, delivering the game-winning RBI in the
5th and deciding game of the World Series with a 7th-inning sacrifice fly.
Miscellaneous Notes
Rusty and his wife, Salli, have one son, Kevin, and reside in Stillwell, Kan...Kevin is a senior at the University
of Kansas and the starting shortstop on the baseball team...Graduated from Paso Robles (Calif.) High and attended Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and California
State College (Stanislaus), where he was a member of Cal State's Division III World Series Championship teams
in 1976 and 1977.
