Buddy Bailey

Buddy Bailey
Buddy Bailey
	Bailey managing the Daytona Cubs in 2011
	Born: March 28, 1957; Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: September 22, 2025 (aged 68); Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MiLB managerial statistics
Win–loss record	2,228–2,095 (.515)
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Pulaski Braves (1983–1984); Sumter Braves (1985; 1987); Durham Bulls (1986; 1988); Greenville Braves (1988–1990); Lynchburg Red Sox (1991–1992); Pawtucket Red Sox (1993–1996; 2002–2004); Daytona Cubs (2006; 2009–2011); Iowa Cubs (2007); Tennessee Smokies (2008; 2012–2015); Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2016–2018; 2021–2024); South Bend Cubs (2019);
Career highlights and awards
	2× International League Manager of the Year (1996, 2003); Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Manager of the Year (2006–07);

Welby Sheldon "Buddy" Bailey (March 28, 1957 – September 22, 2025) was an American professional baseball manager and 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. 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.

He was a longtime manager of the Tigres de Aragua of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), leading the team to six championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2012), as well as the 2009 Caribbean Series title. He is the only manager in LVBP history to win six titles with a single team, and was behind only Regino Otero for most championships overall. He also won a record 500 games in the league, despite the LVBP's shortened winter league schedule of only around 56 games per regular season.