Robert James Leary III (born December 3, 1963)[1] is an American professional baseball scout and former coach.
On November 16, 2012, he was named bench coach of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, on the staff of new manager Mike Redmond.
Leary graduated from Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo, California), where he was a teammate of Barry Bonds.
[2] In 2002, Leary joined the Red Sox as the team's minor league catching instructor, and was promoted to field coordinator the following season.
After seven years in that role, he joined the Boston coaching staff for the 2010 season as an assistant at the Major League level.