Juan Nieves
| Juan Nieves | |
|---|---|
 Nieves with the Chicago White Sox | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 5, 1965 Santurce, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1986, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1988, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 32–25 |
| Earned run average | 4.71 |
| Strikeouts | 352 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz (born January 5, 1965)[1] is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 to 1988.
Career
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, Nieves threw a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles, becoming the second-youngest player in Major League history to do so. To date, he is the only Milwaukee Brewers pitcher to throw a no-hitter.[3][4] 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 worked as a minor league pitching instructor for the New York Yankees (1992–1996) and the White Sox (1999–2007) before joining the Chicago White Sox Major League staff as the bullpen coach serving for the five seasons.[5] He was mentored by Don Cooper, first when Cooper was the White Sox' roving coordinator in their minor league hierarchy, and later when Cooper became the pitching coach of the Sox.[6] They became really close, adapting similar pitching styles and was named as "Cooper's right-hand man".[6] He was named Boston's 2013 pitching coach on November 7, 2012. He brought over Cooper's style of pitching to the Red Sox organization.[6] Nieves led the Red Sox to the second lowest earned run average in the American League as the team went on to win the World Series.[6] After earning the second highest team ERA (4.86) to start the 2015 season, Nieves was dismissed by the Boston Red Sox on May 7, 2015.
See also
References
- ^ Costello, Rory, Juan Nieves. Society for American Baseball Research biography project
- ^ Juan Nieves' New England journey
- ^ Flaherty, Tom (17 April 1987). "Brewers' patience is rewarded". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ Haudricourt, Tom (October 23, 2013). "Former Brewer Juan Nieves in the middle of Boston's turnaround". The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ mlb.com
- ^ a b c d MacPherson, Brian (August 30, 2013). "Juan Nieves has brought White Sox pitching program to Red Sox". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Beloit Brewers players
- Boston Red Sox coaches
- Chicago White Sox coaches
- Denver Zephyrs players
- El Paso Diablos players
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball pitching coaches
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Miami Marlins coaches
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Sioux Falls Canaries players
- Stockton Ports players
- Vancouver Canadians players