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Nieves 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 Baseball|Major League]] staff as the [[bullpen|bullpen coach]] serving for the five seasons.<ref>[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40193252&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos mlb.com]</ref> 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.<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper">{{cite web|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/red-sox/content/20130830-juan-nieves-has-brought-white-sox-pitching-program-to-red-sox.ece|title=Juan Nieves has brought White Sox pitching program to Red Sox|last=MacPherson|first=Brian|date=August 30, 2013|work=The Providence Journal|accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> They became really close, adapting similar pitching styles and was named as "Cooper's right-hand man".<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper"/> He was named Boston's {{baseball year|2013}} pitching coach on November 7, 2012. He brought over Cooper's style of pitching to the Red Sox organization.<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper"/> 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.<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper"/> After the Red Sox earned the second highest team ERA (4.86) to start the 2015 season, Nieves was dismissed by the team on May 7, 2015.
Nieves 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 Baseball|Major League]] staff as the [[bullpen|bullpen coach]] serving for the five seasons.<ref>[http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121107&content_id=40193252&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos mlb.com]</ref> 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.<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper">{{cite web|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/red-sox/content/20130830-juan-nieves-has-brought-white-sox-pitching-program-to-red-sox.ece|title=Juan Nieves has brought White Sox pitching program to Red Sox|last=MacPherson|first=Brian|date=August 30, 2013|work=The Providence Journal|accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> They became really close, adapting similar pitching styles and was named as "Cooper's right-hand man".<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper"/> He was named Boston's {{baseball year|2013}} pitching coach on November 7, 2012. He brought over Cooper's style of pitching to the Red Sox organization.<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper"/> 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.<ref name="WhiteSoxCooper"/> After the Red Sox earned the second highest team ERA (4.86) to start the 2015 season, Nieves was dismissed by the team on May 7, 2015.


On November 6, 2020, the [[Detroit Tigers]] named Nieves as the team's assistant pitching coach for the [[2021 Detroit Tigers season|2021 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-hire-bench-hitting-third-base-coaches |title=Tigers name new pitching coach |first=Jason |last=Beck |website=MLB.com |date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref>
On November 6, 2020, the [[Detroit Tigers]] named Nieves as the team's assistant pitching coach for the [[2021 Detroit Tigers season|2021 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-hire-bench-hitting-third-base-coaches |title=Tigers name new pitching coach |first=Jason |last=Beck |website=MLB.com |date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> Nieves had spent the previous two seasons as the pitching coach for the [[Toledo Mud Hens]], the Tigers Triple-A affiliate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/mud-hens/2020/11/06/former-toledo-mud-hens-pitching-coach-juan-nieves-joins-detroit-tigers/stories/20201106135 |title=Former Mud Hens pitching coach Nieves named to Tigers' staff |website=ToledoBlade.com |date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:38, 10 November 2020

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieves and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Juan Nieves
Nieves with the Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1965-01-05) January 5, 1965 (age 59)
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 record32–25
Earned run average4.71
Strikeouts352
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz (born January 5, 1965)[1] is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher and coach who is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1988. He has coached in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Miami Marlins.

Playing career

Nieves was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers, with a $115,000 signing bonus, after he had a 19–1 win-loss record with a 1.05 earned run average (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. NIeves was mostly a starter, but on September 5, 1988, he did earn his only career save against the White Sox. He threw 1 perfect inning, closing out a 5–2 Brewers victory and saving the game for starter Don August. [5]

After playing for the Brewers from 1986 to 1988, he suffered a career-ending arm injury.[citation needed]

Coaching career

Nieves 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.[6] 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.[7] They became really close, adapting similar pitching styles and was named as "Cooper's right-hand man".[7] 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.[7] 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.[7] After the Red Sox earned the second highest team ERA (4.86) to start the 2015 season, Nieves was dismissed by the team on May 7, 2015.

On November 6, 2020, the Detroit Tigers named Nieves as the team's assistant pitching coach for the 2021 season.[8] Nieves had spent the previous two seasons as the pitching coach for the Toledo Mud Hens, the Tigers Triple-A affiliate.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Costello, Rory, Juan Nieves. Society for American Baseball Research biography project
  2. ^ Juan Nieves' New England journey
  3. ^ Flaherty, Tom (17 April 1987). "Brewers' patience is rewarded". Milwaukee Journal. p. C1. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ^ Haudricourt, Tom (October 23, 2013). "Former Brewer Juan Nieves in the middle of Boston's turnaround". The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198809050.shtml
  6. ^ mlb.com
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Beck, Jason (November 6, 2020). "Tigers name new pitching coach". MLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Former Mud Hens pitching coach Nieves named to Tigers' staff". ToledoBlade.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
April 15, 1987 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Boston Red Sox pitching coach
2013–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miami Marlins pitching coach
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
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