Jesús Tiamo

Jesús Tiamo (born January 1, 1961, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela) is a coach in Minor League Baseball for the DSL Phillies. He served as the bullpen catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, a position he has held from 2009. He wore number 81. In 2018, he became a coach for the DSL Phillies.

Jesús Tiamo
Tiamo with the Phillies in 2016
Catcher / Bullpen catcher
Born: (1961-01-01) January 1, 1961
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams
As coach

He graduated from Liceo Pedro María Freite, where he played volleyball and baseball.[1]

Playing career

Tiamo spent three seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, from 1980 to 1981 and in 1983, playing as high as Class A. In 1980, he hit .303 with 19 RBIs for the GCL Pirates. In 1981, he hit .267 with five home runs, 75 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases for the Greenwood Pirates, and in 1983, he hit .261 with three home runs and 43 RBIs for Greenwood. In total, he hit .268/.318/.371 with 8 home runs, 20 stolen bases, and 137 RBIs in 988 at bats.[2] He played 77 games at catcher, and 36 games at first base.[3]

He thereafter spent seven seasons with Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. He played Venezuelan winter ball in 11 offseasons for four different teams: Magallanes (1980-1887), Zulia (1988), Lara (1989), and Oriente (1990).[1]

He played for the Venezuela national baseball team in the 1979 Pan American Games.[4]

Coaching career

Prior to serving as the Phillies' bullpen catcher, Tiamo coached in the minor leagues for the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 1999, the New York Mets from 2000 to 2007, and the Phillies in 2008 (as a coach in the Venezuelan Summer League).[5][6]

He first served as the Phillies bullpen catcher in 2009.[6] In 2016, at the age of 55, he was the oldest bullpen catcher in the major leagues.[7]

Tiamo was named the catching coach for the DSL Phillies for the 2018 season.

References
  1. Manager and Coaches | Philadelphia Phillies
  2. "Jesús Tiamo". Baseball Reference Minors]. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  3. Jesus Tiamo Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
  5. "Manager and Coaches - phillies.com: Team". MLb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  7. Like father, like son for Phillies' bullpen catchers
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