Jon Nunnally

Jon Nunnally
Nunnally with the Indianapolis Indians in 2021
Outfielder
Born: (1971-11-09) November 9, 1971 (age 53)
Pelham, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 26, 1995, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: June 28, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave
Last appearance
MLB: May 31, 2000, for the New York Mets
NPB: October 16, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave
MLB statistics
Batting average.246
Home runs42
Runs batted in125
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Teams

Jonathan Keith Nunnally (born November 9, 1971) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played in the major leagues from 1995-2000. He also played part of 2000 with the Orix BlueWave in Japan.

Playing career

Nunnally's major-league career began in 1995, after the Kansas City Royals drafted him from the Cleveland Indians' organization in the 1994 Rule 5 draft. He made his debut on April 29, 1995, hitting a home run off of New York Yankees pitcher Melido Perez in his first at-bat.

In 2005, while playing for the Indianapolis Indians in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, Nunnally tested positive for steroids, and received a 15-game suspension,[1][2] in what would be Nunnally's last season as a professional player.

Coaching career

After retiring, Nunnally went into coaching. He worked in the Cleveland Indians organization starting in 2006. On December 8, 2009, he was named the new hitting coach for the Indians, a position he held until being fired on June 19, 2011.[3]

On January 7, 2013, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that Nunnally would be the hitting coach for their Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons.[4] He was moved to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats hitting coach on January 13, 2014.[5]

In January 2015, he was hired as the hitting coach for the Salem Red Sox, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.[6] In January 2016, he was announced as the hitting coach of the Portland Sea Dogs.[7]

In February 2018, he was announced as the outfield and base running coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels farm system.[8]

In 2019, he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and served as the hitting coach for the Altoona Curve.[9] Before the 2020 season, he was announced as the hitting coach for the Indianapolis Indians.[10] In 2022, Nunnally was again named Hitting Coach for the Altoona Curve.[11]

References

  1. ^ Associated Press (April 7, 2005). "3 Minor Leaguers Fail Drug Tests". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Three Pirate Farmhands Test Positive For Steroids". Baseball America. Associated Press. April 6, 2006. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Bastian, Jordan (June 19, 2011). "Nunnally out, Fields in as Tribe's hitting coach". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Stanley, Nunnally added as coaches". January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Davidi, Shi (January 13, 2014). "Blue Jays unveil minor league coaching staff". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  6. ^ ""Red Sox announce 2015 minor league field staffs"". Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "Red Sox Announce Minor League Field Staffs". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. January 14, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Angels announce 2018 minor league development staffs". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. February 2, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Giger, Cory (September 4, 2019). "Didn't see it coming: Curve manager let go by Pirates' front office". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Minor League staff assignments". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. February 5, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Pirates player development staff assignments". mlb.com. January 12, 2022.