Richard Daniel Sauveur (born November 23, 1963) is an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He is the pitching coach for the Arizona League Diamondbacks. He played in Major League Baseball across six seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and Oakland Athletics.\n', '

Sauveur is from Falls Church, Virginia. He played for the local Falls Church Babe Ruth League team. He attended Falls Church High School and the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, where he played college baseball for one year. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Sauveur in the 11th round, with the 253rd overall selection, of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft. He received a $5,000 signing bonus.\n', '

Sauveur pitched in Minor League Baseball and learned to throw a knuckleball in 1986. He made his major league debut on July 1, 1986, as a starting pitcher against the Philadelphia Phillies. In ​6 2⁄3 innings pitched, Sauveur allowed two runs. Sauveur then made two more starts for the Pirates, his only major league starts, before being demoted to the minor leagues. He broke his foot late in the 1986 season, and was not invited to spring training by the Pirates in 1987. He pitched in the minor leagues in 1987, and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the Rule 5 draft after the 1987 season. He pitched in four major league games for the Expos as a relief pitcher in 1988. During the 1989 season, he required surgery to remove a bone spur. During the 1990 season, he suffered a broken finger when he was hit by a line drive off of the bat of Vinny Castilla.\n', '

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