In January 1982, the Mets traded Searage to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Veryzer.[7] He spent two years in the minor leagues for the Cleveland organization before he signed with the Milwaukee Brewers after the 1983 season.[3]
While with the Brewers, Searage had a streak of 28 consecutive scoreless innings pitched from 1984 to 1985, which tied a team record.[8] He struggled in 1985, and was demoted to the minor leagues on June 14. The Brewers recalled him in August.[9] He began the 1986 season with Milwaukee, but again struggled and was sent to the minor leagues, before being recalled in June.[10] In July 1986, the Brewers traded Searage to the Chicago White Sox for Al Jones and Tom Hartley.[11] Searage signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in April 1988. After spending the 1988 season in the minor leagues, he made the Dodgers' major league team in 1989.[12] After pitching for the Dodgers in 1990, Searage finished his playing career with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons in 1991 and the Edmonton Trappers in 1992.[13][1]
In seven major league seasons, Searage had an 11–13 win–loss record with a 3.50 ERA. He appeared in 254 games, pitched 287+2⁄3 innings, finished 101 games, and garnered 11 saves. Searage allowed 267 hits, 120 runs, 112 earned runs, 22 home runs, 137 walks (23 intentional), 193 strikeouts, hit three batters, made 14 wild pitches, faced 1,242 batters, and balked twice.[1]
On October 17, 2009, he was promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the assistant pitching coach.[19] When John Russell, the manager of the Pirates, initiated the firing of Joe Kerrigan, the Pirates' pitching coach, in August 2010, Searage was named interim pitching coach for the Pirates.[20] After Clint Hurdle was named manager, Searage was named full-time pitching coach.[citation needed] In 2015, the Pirates had 98 wins and a 3.21 team ERA, both second-best in MLB. As the Pirates' pitching coach, Searage was credited with rejuvenating the careers of Francisco Liriano, Edinson Vólquez, Charlie Morton, J. A. Happ, and A. J. Burnett.[21][22][23] He held that position until October 3, 2019, when he was dismissed shortly after Hurdle.[24]
Personal life
Searage has three sons. His son Ryan played professional baseball for the Pirates organization.[25]
