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 careerEdit
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 2002-2010, and their major league hitting coach from 2010-11.[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 2013-14.[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 lifeEdit
He married Candy Wiedeman in 1995, and has two sons, John III and Austin.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcd"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.
^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 linksEdit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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John Daniel Mallee pronounced MAY lee born May 5 1969 is an American professional baseball coach and former Minor League Baseball MiLB player 1 He is current the hitting coach for the Iowa Cubs of Minor League Baseball MiLB 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 John MalleeMallee and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve in May 2014Iowa Cubs No 30Hitting coachBorn John Daniel Mallee 1969 05 05 May 5 1969 age 54 Chicago Illinois U S TeamsFlorida Marlins 2010 2011 Houston Astros 2013 2014 Chicago Cubs 2015 2017 Philadelphia Phillies 2018 2019 Los Angeles Angels 2020 2022 Contents 1 Early life 2 Baseball career 2 1 Playing career 2 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditMallee 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 EditPlaying 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 2010 and their major league hitting coach from 2010 11 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 14 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 EditHe 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 amp 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 EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors or RetrosheetSporting positionsPreceded byJim Presley Florida Marlins Hitting coach2010 2011 fired during 2011 Succeeded byEduardo PerezPreceded byTy Van Burkleo Houston Astros Hitting coach2013 2014 Succeeded byDave HudgensPreceded byBill Mueller Chicago Cubs Hitting coach2015 2017 Succeeded byChili DavisPreceded byMatt Stairs Philadelphia Phillies Hitting coach2018 2019 fired Aug 13 2019 Succeeded byCharlie ManuelPreceded byShawn Wooten Los Angeles Angels Assistant Hitting coach2020 2022 Succeeded byPhil Plantier Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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