Rod Nichols

Rod Nichols
Rod Nichols
	Pitcher
	Born: December 29, 1964 (age 59); Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: July 30, 1988, for the Cleveland Indians
	NPB: August 6, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
	MLB: August 29, 1995, for the Atlanta Braves
	NPB: August 10, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	11–31
Earned run average	4.43
Strikeouts	214
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	3.00
Strikeouts	0
Teams
	Cleveland Indians (1988–1992); Los Angeles Dodgers (1993); Atlanta Braves (1995); Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1997);

Rodney Lea Nichols (born December 29, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1995 with the Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves. Nichols was a three-year letterman at University of New Mexico.^[1] He also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 1997.

Since retiring from playing, Nichols has worked as a minor league pitching coach for the Reading Phillies (2002–2004), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (2005–2006), Ottawa Lynx (2007), and Lehigh Valley IronPigs (2008–12) before being named the bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies before the 2013 season. The Phillies opted not to retain Nichols following the 2015 season.^[2] He is currently pitching coach of the Iowa Cubs.

References

^ 1990 Topps baseball card # 108
^ "Phillies make changes to coaching staff". Archived from the original on October 7, 2015.

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