On April 15, 1987, Nieves threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles, becoming the second-youngest player in Major League history to do so. He threw the only no-hitter for the Brewers until 2021.[3][4] Nieves' no-hitter became the first ever thrown by a Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball. Nieves was mostly a starter, but on September 5, 1988, he did earn his only career save against the White Sox. He threw one perfect inning, closing out a 5–2 Brewers victory and saving the game for starter Don August.[5]
After playing for the Brewers from 1986 to 1988, he suffered a career-ending arm injury.[2]
Coaching career
Nieves worked as a minor league pitching instructor for the New York Yankees (1992–1996) and the White Sox (1999–2007) before joining the Chicago White SoxMajor League staff as the bullpen coach serving for the five seasons.[6] He was mentored by Don Cooper, first when Cooper was the White Sox' roving coordinator in their minor league hierarchy, and later when Cooper became the pitching coach of the Sox.[7] They became really close, adapting similar pitching styles and was named as "Cooper's right-hand man".[7] He was named Boston's 2013 pitching coach on November 7, 2012. He brought over Cooper's style of pitching to the Red Sox organization.[7] Nieves led the Red Sox to the second lowest earned run average in the American League as the team went on to win the World Series.[7] After the Red Sox earned the second highest team ERA (4.86) to start the 2015 season, Nieves was dismissed by the team on May 7, 2015.[8]
Nieves spent the next three seasons as pitching coach for the Miami Marlins, being dismissed after the 2018 season.[9]
On November 6, 2020, the Detroit Tigers named Nieves as the team's assistant pitching coach for the 2021 season.[10] Nieves had spent the previous two seasons as the pitching coach for the Toledo Mud Hens, the Tigers Triple-A affiliate.[11]
^Haudricourt, Tom (October 23, 2013). "Former Brewer Juan Nieves in the middle of Boston's turnaround". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
^"Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score, September 5, 1988". Baseball-Reference.com. September 5, 1988.
^Browne, Ian (November 7, 2012). . Boston Red Sox. MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
^ abcdMacPherson, Brian (August 30, 2013). . The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
^Edes, Gordon (May 7, 2015). "Struggling Red Sox fire pitching coach Nieves". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^Frisaro, Joe (October 8, 2018). "Marlins part ways with Nieves, 3 other coaches". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^Beck, Jason (November 6, 2020). "Tigers name new pitching coach". Detroit Tigers. MLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^"Former Mud Hens pitching coach Nieves named to Tigers' staff". Toledo Blade. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Nieves and the second or maternal family name is Cruz Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz born January 5 1965 1 is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher and coach who is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball MLB He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball MLB from 1986 to 1988 He has coached in MLB for the Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox and Miami Marlins Juan NievesNieves with the Chicago White Sox in 2011Detroit Tigers No 61PitcherBorn 1965 01 05 January 5 1965 age 58 Santurce Puerto RicoBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 10 1986 for the Milwaukee BrewersLast MLB appearanceOctober 2 1988 for the Milwaukee BrewersMLB statisticsWin loss record32 25Earned run average4 71Strikeouts352TeamsAs player Milwaukee Brewers 1986 1988 As coach Chicago White Sox 2008 2012 Boston Red Sox 2013 2015 Miami Marlins 2016 2018 Detroit Tigers 2021 present Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 2013 Pitched a no hitter on April 15 1987 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditNieves was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers with a 115 000 signing bonus after he had a 19 1 win loss record with a 1 05 earned run average ERA during his senior season at the Avon Old Farms school in Connecticut 2 On April 15 1987 Nieves threw a no hitter against the Baltimore Orioles becoming the second youngest player in Major League history to do so He threw the only no hitter for the Brewers until 2021 3 4 Nieves no hitter became the first ever thrown by a Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball Nieves was mostly a starter but on September 5 1988 he did earn his only career save against the White Sox He threw one perfect inning closing out a 5 2 Brewers victory and saving the game for starter Don August 5 After playing for the Brewers from 1986 to 1988 he suffered a career ending arm injury 2 Coaching career EditNieves worked as a minor league pitching instructor for the New York Yankees 1992 1996 and the White Sox 1999 2007 before joining the Chicago White Sox Major League staff as the bullpen coach serving for the five seasons 6 He was mentored by Don Cooper first when Cooper was the White Sox roving coordinator in their minor league hierarchy and later when Cooper became the pitching coach of the Sox 7 They became really close adapting similar pitching styles and was named as Cooper s right hand man 7 He was named Boston s 2013 pitching coach on November 7 2012 He brought over Cooper s style of pitching to the Red Sox organization 7 Nieves led the Red Sox to the second lowest earned run average in the American League as the team went on to win the World Series 7 After the Red Sox earned the second highest team ERA 4 86 to start the 2015 season Nieves was dismissed by the team on May 7 2015 8 Nieves spent the next three seasons as pitching coach for the Miami Marlins being dismissed after the 2018 season 9 On November 6 2020 the Detroit Tigers named Nieves as the team s assistant pitching coach for the 2021 season 10 Nieves had spent the previous two seasons as the pitching coach for the Toledo Mud Hens the Tigers Triple A affiliate 11 See also EditList of Major League Baseball no hittersReferences Edit Costello Rory Juan Nieves Society for American Baseball Research a b Edes Gordon February 20 2013 Juan Nieves New England journey ESPN Retrieved February 21 2013 Flaherty Tom April 17 1987 Brewers patience is rewarded Milwaukee Journal Sentinel p C1 Retrieved July 20 2010 dead link Haudricourt Tom October 23 2013 Former Brewer Juan Nieves in the middle of Boston s turnaround Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved January 26 2014 Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score September 5 1988 Baseball Reference com September 5 1988 Browne Ian November 7 2012 Nieves tabbed as Red Sox s new pitching coach Boston Red Sox MLB com Archived from the original on November 9 2012 Retrieved November 9 2012 a b c d MacPherson Brian August 30 2013 Juan Nieves has brought White Sox pitching program to Red Sox The Providence Journal Archived from the original on November 5 2013 Retrieved January 28 2014 Edes Gordon May 7 2015 Struggling Red Sox fire pitching coach Nieves ESPN Retrieved December 16 2022 Frisaro Joe October 8 2018 Marlins part ways with Nieves 3 other coaches MLB com MLB Advanced Media Retrieved November 10 2020 Beck Jason November 6 2020 Tigers name new pitching coach Detroit Tigers MLB com Retrieved November 9 2020 Former Mud Hens pitching coach Nieves named to Tigers staff Toledo Blade November 6 2020 Retrieved November 10 2020 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or RetrosheetAwards and achievementsPreceded byMike Scott No hitter pitcherApril 15 1987 Succeeded byTom BrowningSporting positionsPreceded byRandy Niemann Boston Red Sox pitching coach2013 2015 Succeeded byCarl WillisPreceded byChuck Hernandez Miami Marlins pitching coach2016 2018 Succeeded byMel Stottlemyre Jr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Nieves amp oldid 1127834685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
