Rudy Jaramillo

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Rudy Jaramillo
Jaramillo in 2011
Cleburne Railroaders
Coach
Born: (1950-09-20) September 20, 1950 (age 73)
Beeville, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Teams
As coach

Rudolpho "Rudy" Jaramillo [ha-dah-MEE-yoh] (born September 20, 1950) is an American

Michael Young, among others.[citation needed
]

Playing career

Before his coaching career, Jaramillo was a

minor league outfielder
from 1973 through 1976. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Jaramillo played four minor league seasons for the Rangers, but he never reached the major league level as a player.

Coaching career

Jaramillo started his minor league coaching career in 1983 and served as a manager in the minors from 1984 to 1986. He then became a minor league roving hitting instructor and worked in that capacity through the 1989 season. In 1990, Jaramillo joined the Houston Astros coaching staff after Art Howe was named the team manager. From 1990 through the 1993 season, Jaramillo was the Astros' major league batting coach, where offensive records were consistently broken each year, and Jeff Bagwell earned Rookie of the Year in 1991. He served as manager of the Bend Rockies for one season in 1994.

Prior to the 1995 season, Jaramillo was named as the Texas Rangers' major league hitting coach. From 1996 through the end of the 2004 season, the Rangers ranked in the top five in the

Silver Slugger Awards, four MVP Awards, three home run titles, two RBI championships, and a batting title. Jaramillo also guided the Rangers to 13-consecutive seasons in which the offense recorded more than 800 runs scored, the longest streak by any major league team since the New York Yankees
accomplished the feat in 17-straight seasons from 1926-42.

When the New York Mets were in search of a new major league manager in 2004, General Manager Omar Minaya interviewed Jaramillo as a possible managerial candidate. Jaramillo was among the final two candidates for the position, but Willie Randolph was ultimately selected as manager.[citation needed]

Following the 2009 season, Jaramillo announced that he would not remain with the Rangers, opting to seek out other opportunities.[2] He officially signed with the Cubs on October 21, 2009, as their major league hitting coach.[3] While Jaramillo was credited with the development of young Cubs phenom Starlin Castro, he was dismissed by the team on June 12, 2012.[4]

Honors

In 2003, Jaramillo was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the 2004 recipient of the Texas Rangers' Joe Macko Award, given to honor his long and meritorious service to the organization.[

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on September 19, 2008.[citation needed
] He was selected to the DISD Athletics Hall of Fame and is a Member of the Sunset High School Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Rudy's nephew, Tony Jaramillo, is also a hitting coach.[6]

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Steve (July 27, 2009). "Next hurdle for Bagwell: Entry to Cooperstown, 'B' all, end Hall?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rangers, Jaramillo part ways | Texas Rangers News | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
  3. ^ "Cubs hire ex-Rangers hitting coach Jaramillo". 21 October 2009.
  4. ^ The Cubs fire hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo
  5. ^ Baseball America's 2005 Major League Coach of the Year
  6. ^ "Jaramillo is Mr. Positive, despite parents' imprisonment".

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