| John Mallee | |
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 Mallee and Astros second basemanJose Altuve in May 2014 | |
| Chicago Cubs – No. 80 | |
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| Born: John Daniel Mallee (1969-05-05)May 5, 1969 (age 55) Chicago,Illinois,U.S. | |
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John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee"; born May 5, 1969) is an American professionalbaseballcoach and former player.[1] He is the currentassistant hitting coach for theChicago Cubs ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). As an MiLB player, Mallee was ashortstop andsecond baseman.[1] He has previously been the hitting coach of theFlorida Marlins,Houston Astros,Chicago Cubs, andPhiladelphia Phillies.[2]
Mallee was born inChicago, Illinois. He attendedChicago State University and theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored inkinesiology.[3]
Mallee was drafted by thePhiladelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the1991 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 atshortstop and 20 games atsecond base.[1]
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 underBo Porter.[6] He was their major league hitting coach from 2013 to 2014.[3]
On October 9, 2014, he was named by theChicago Cubs as their major league hitting coach, succeedingBill Mueller.[7] On October 26, 2017, the Cubs announced that Mallee had been released from his contract andChili Davis was named as his replacement.[8]
On November 10, 2017, he was hired as the hitting coach of thePhiladelphia Phillies under managerGabe Kapler.[9] On August 13, 2019, after a slump in which the Phillies fell from first place to fourth place in theNL East, he was replaced by former Phillies managerCharlie Manuel.[10][11]
He was hired by theLos 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]
He married Candy Wiedeman in 1995, and has two sons, John III and Austin.[3]
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| 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 |