| Tom Nieto | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: (1960-10-27)October 27, 1960 (age 64) Downey, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 10, 1984, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1990, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 69 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
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Thomas Andrew Nieto (born October 27, 1960) is an American former professionalbaseballcatcher who played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theSt. Louis Cardinals,Montreal Expos,Minnesota Twins, andPhiladelphia Phillies. Nieto is formerly themanager of theMinor League Baseball (MiLB)Rochester Red Wings, the Twins’Triple-A affiliate. He previously served in variouscoaching capacities for theNew York Yankees andNew York Mets. A native ofArtesia, California, Nieto attendedGahr High School then went on toCerritos College andOral Roberts University.
TheSt. Louis Cardinals drafted Nieto in the third round of the1981 amateur draft. He played for the Cardinals in1984 and1985, theMontreal Expos in1986, the Twins in1987 and1988 and thePhiladelphia Phillies in1989 and1990. He played in theWorld Series with the Cardinals in 1985.
From1995 to2002, Nieto worked with theNew York Yankees, serving as the major league catching coach in2000 and2001. He managed thePalm Beach Cardinals of theFlorida State League in2003 and2004. WhenWillie Randolph was named manager of theNew York Mets following the2004 season, he named Nieto as his catching instructor on November 26,2004.[1] In2007, Nieto switched from catching instructor to first base coach.[2] On June 17, 2008, the Mets fired Nieto, manager Willie Randolph and pitching coachRick Peterson.[3]
Nieto joined theMinnesota Twins organization in2009 as the manager of theDouble-ANew Britain Rock Cats.[4] In his first and only season in New Britain, he led the Rock Cats to a 72–69 record and a playoff berth. On October 20, 2009, Nieto was named as the new manager of theRochester Red Wings, Minnesota'sTriple-A affiliate. He replacedStan Cliburn,[5] whose contract was not renewed by the Twins following the 2009 season.[6] On October 29, 2010, the Twins announced Nieto and his coaching staff would return to manage the Red Wings for the 2011 season.[7] Following the 2011 season, Nieto was let go by the Twins organization.[8] Nieto managed theGCL Yankees for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
| Preceded by | Greensboro Bats Manager 1997–1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Tampa Yankees Manager 1999 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New Britain Rock Cats Manager 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Rochester Red Wings Manager 2010–2011 | Succeeded by |