Jump to content

Jon Nunnally

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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". Basball 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.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Nunnally&oldid=1256057070"