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Joshua Cameron Bonifay (born July 30, 1978) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Minor League Baseball and is a coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.

Bonifay attended T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina.[1] He attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), where he played college baseball for the UNCW Seahawks.[2] The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 24th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He played Minor League Baseball for eight seasons. After he retired, Bonifay graduated from the UNCW's Cameron School of Business with honors.[4]

Bonifay joined the Houston Astros' organization in 2011 as a hitting coach for the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He spent 2012 as the hitting coach for the Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League. He became the manager of Greeneville in 2013,[3] and won the Appalachian League Manager of the Year Award that year.[5][6] He managed the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League in 2015.[3] The Rangers hired Bonifay for their major league coaching staff during the 2016–2017 offseason.[7]

He is the son of Cam Bonifay.[4] He and his wife, Tiffany, and daughter live in Cornelius, North Carolina.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://usatodayhss.com/2016/bonifay-sets-record-for-managing-wins-in-tennessee
  2. ^ Carree, Chuck (March 1, 2012). "UNCW baseball, UNCA coach go way back". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Batterson, Steve. "Baseball roots run deep for new River Bandits' manager Bonifay". Quad-City Times. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Carree, Chuck (April 17, 2008). "Unfinished business in the classroom brings Bonifay back to UNC-Wilmington". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Nairn, Vince (August 28, 2013). "Bonifay, Wright in right frame of mind". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Rajan, Greg (June 9, 2014). "Hooks Rewind: Josh Bonifay". Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Rangers promote from within for a new-look front office". Dallas Morning News. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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