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Chicago Cubs – No. 80 | |
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Born: John Daniel Mallee May 5, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
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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]
Mallee was born in Chicago,Illinois. He attended Chicago State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago,where he majored in kinesiology. [3]
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]
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]
He married Candy Wiedeman in 1995,and has two sons,John III and Austin. [3]
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