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John Mallee
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John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee"; born May 5, 1969) is an American

Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.[2]

Early life

Mallee was born in

University of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored in kinesiology.[3]

Baseball career

Playing career

Mallee was drafted by the

second base.[1]

Coaching career

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

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

He married Candy Wiedeman in 1995, and has two sons, John III and Austin.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "John Mallee Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "John Mallee". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Coach Bio" | MLB.com
  4. ^ "John Mallee"
  5. ^ Stephens, Bailey (June 23, 2010). "New coaches familiar to organization". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  6. ^ Casella, Paul (October 19, 2012). "Trembley, Mallee join Porter's coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cubs hire Mallee as hitting coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "Cubs make changes: Chili Davis the new hitting coach, John Mallee out". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ ""Manuel returns as Phillies' hitting coach"". MLB.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. Orange County Register
    . Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  13. ^ Valenzuela, Sarah (October 19, 2022). "Angels hitting coach Jeremy Reed won't return next season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "Angels hitting coaches Jeremy Reed, John Mallee won't return". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Florida Marlins
Hitting coach
2010-2011 (fired during 2011) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Houston Astros Hitting coach
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chicago Cubs Hitting coach
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Philadelphia Phillies Hitting coach
2018–2019 (fired Aug. 13, 2019) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Los Angeles Angels Assistant Hitting coach
2020–2022 		Succeeded by
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