Summary
John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee"; born May 5, 1969) is an American professional baseball coach and former player.[1] He is the current assistant hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). As an MiLB player, Mallee was a shortstop and second baseman.[1] He has previously been the hitting coach of the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
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 Mallee and Astros second baseman José Altuve in May 2014 | |
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| Born: John Daniel Mallee May 5, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
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Early life edit
Mallee was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Chicago State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored in kinesiology.[3]
Baseball career edit
Playing career edit
Mallee was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the 1991 amateur draft, out of University of Illinois at Chicago. He played in minor league baseball from 1991 to 1992 in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system, for Rookie League Martinsville (1991) and Single-A Spartanburg (1992).[1][3][4] Mallee hit .208/.313/.257 with 8 stolen bases and 28 RBI in 115 career minor league games, playing 95 games at shortstop and 20 games at second base.[1]
Coaching career edit
He began his coaching career with Milwaukee as the hitting coach for Beloit (A, 1996-97; 99), Stockton (A, 1998), and Huntsville (AA, 2000).[3] He was then the minor league hitting coach for the Montreal Expos at Ottawa (AAA, 2001).[3]
He then served as the Florida Marlins minor league hitting coordinator for nine seasons, from 2002 to 2010, and their major league hitting coach from 2010 to 2011.[5][3]
On October 19, 2012, the Astros announced that Mallee would be their hitting coach for 2012, working under Bo Porter.[6] He was their major league hitting coach from 2013 to 2014.[3]
On October 9, 2014, he was named by the Chicago Cubs as their major league hitting coach, succeeding Bill Mueller.[7] On October 26, 2017, the Cubs announced that Mallee had been released from his contract and Chili Davis was named as his replacement.[8]
On November 10, 2017, he was hired as the hitting coach of the Philadelphia Phillies under manager Gabe Kapler.[9] On August 13, 2019, after a slump in which the Phillies fell from first place to fourth place in the NL East, he was replaced by former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. [10][11]
He was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as their assistant hitting coach prior to the 2020 season.[12] Following the 2022 season, the Angels stated that Mallee would not be returning to a coaching position with the team.[13][14]
Personal life edit
He married Candy Wiedeman in 1995, and has two sons, John III and Austin.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "John Mallee Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "John Mallee". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Coach Bio" | MLB.com
- ^ "John Mallee"
- ^ Stephens, Bailey (June 23, 2010). "New coaches familiar to organization". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ Casella, Paul (October 19, 2012). "Trembley, Mallee join Porter's coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "Cubs hire Mallee as hitting coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "Cubs make changes: Chili Davis the new hitting coach, John Mallee out". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ Town, John (10 November 2017). "Phillies hire John Mallee as hitting coach, announce two other coaches". That Ball's Outta Here. FanSided. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ ""Manuel returns as Phillies' hitting coach"". MLB.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Stockburger, George (13 August 2019). "Phillies hire Charlie Manuel to replace John Mallee as hitting coach". That Ball's Outta Here. FanSided. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Maria Torres (October 31, 2019). "Joe Maddon's new Angels coaching staff is full of former Cubs". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ Valenzuela, Sarah (October 19, 2022). "Angels hitting coach Jeremy Reed won't return next season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Angels hitting coaches Jeremy Reed, John Mallee won't return". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet