Jesús Tiamo
| Jesús Tiamo | |
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Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Teams | |
| As coach |
Jesús Tiamo (born January 1, 1961) is a
Tiamo graduated from Liceo Pedro María Freite, where he played both volleyball and baseball.[2]
Playing career
Tiamo spent three seasons in the
Thereafter, Tiamo spent seven seasons with Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. He played Venezuelan winter ball in 11 offseasons for four different teams: Magallanes (1980-1887), Zulia (1988), Lara (1989), and Oriente (1990).[2]
Tiamo played for the Venezuela national baseball team in the 1979 Pan American Games.[4]
Coaching career
Prior to serving as the Phillies' bullpen catcher, Tiamo coached in the minor leagues for the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 1999, the New York Mets from 2000 to 2007, and the Phillies in 2008 (as a coach in the Venezuelan Summer League).[5][6]
Tiamo first served as the Phillies bullpen catcher in 2009.[6] In 2016, at the age of 55, he was the oldest bullpen catcher in the major leagues.[7]
Tiamo was named the catching coach for the
References
- ^ a b c "Press release: Phillies Announce 2020 Player Development Field Staff". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. February 7, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Manager and Coaches | Philadelphia Phillies Staff Bio
- ^ a b "Jesus Tiamo Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Phillies 2016 Coaching Staff: Jesus Tiamo". 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Manager and Coaches - phillies.com: Team". MLB.com. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jesus Tiamo: Phillies Bullpen Catcher". 13 February 2015.
- ^ Like father, like son for Phillies' bullpen catchers
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jesús Tiamo at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)