Juan Nieves
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| Juan Nieves | |
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 Nieves in 2011. |
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| Boston Red Sox | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 5, 1965 Santurce, Puerto Rico[1] |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1986 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1988 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 32-25 |
| Earned run average | 4.71 |
| Strikeouts | 352 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz (born January 5, 1965, in Santurce, Puerto Rico)[1] is a former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox.
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Career [edit]
Nieves was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers, with a $115,000 signing bonus, after he went 19-1 with a 1.05 ERA during his senior season at the Avon Old Farms school in Connecticut.[2]
On April 15, 1987, against the Baltimore Orioles, became the second-youngest player in major league history to throw a no-hitter, and so far the only Milwaukee Brewer to do so.[3] Nieves' no-hitter became the first ever thrown by a Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball.
After playing for the Brewers from 1986 to 1988, he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He was named Boston's 2013 pitching coach on November 7, 2012, after serving for the previous five seasons as bullpen coach of the Chicago White Sox. He worked as a minor league pitching instructor for the New York Yankees (1992–1996) and the White Sox (1999–2007) before joining the ChiSox' Major League staff.[4]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Costello, Rory, Juan Nieves. Society for American Baseball Research biography project
- ^ Juan Nieves' New England journey http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8968332/juan-nieves-pride-avon-old-farms-back-new-england-boston-red-sox-pitching-coach
- ^ Flaherty, Tom (17 April 1987). "Brewers' patience is rewarded". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ mlb.com
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Mike Scott |
No-hitter pitcher April 15, 1987 |
Succeeded by Tom Browning |
| Preceded by Randy Niemann |
Boston Red Sox pitching coach 2013 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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