John Mallee

Mallee and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve in May 2014.

John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee") (born May 5, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is the Chicago Cubs hitting coach and former hitting coach of the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros baseball teams.

Prior to his coaching career, Mallee played professionally in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system from 1991 to 1992. Drafted by the Phillies in the 10th round of the 1991 amateur draft out of University of Illinois, Chicago, Mallee hit .208 in 115 career minor league games. He then served as the Marlins minor league hitting coordinator for nine seasons.^[1]

On October 19, 2012, the Astros announced that Mallee would be their hitting coach for 2012, working under Bo Porter.^[2] On October 9, 2014, he was named by the Chicago Cubs as their major league hitting coach, succeeding Bill Mueller in that role.^[3]

Notes

↑ Stephens, Bailey (June 23, 2010). "New coaches familiar to organization". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
↑ Casella, Paul (October 19, 2012). "Trembley, Mallee join Porter's coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
↑ "Cubs hire Mallee as hitting coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet

Houston Astros current roster

Active roster	1 Carlos Correa 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 9 Marwin González 13 Tyler White 15 Jason Castro 18 Luis Valbuena 20 Preston Tucker 23 Erik Kratz 27 José Altuve 28 Colby Rasmus 29 Tony Sipp 30 Carlos Gómez 31 Collin McHugh 35 Josh Fields 36 Will Harris 37 Pat Neshek 44 Luke Gregerson 45 Michael Feliz 46 Scott Feldman 47 Chris Devenski 53 Ken Giles 54 Mike Fiers 58 Doug Fister 60 Dallas Keuchel

Inactive roster	11 Evan Gattis 12 Max Stassi 19 Matt Duffy 21 Jon Singleton 41 Brad Peacock 50 Kevin Chapman 59 Asher Wojciechowski 62 Juan Minaya 67 Jandel Gustave 68 Joe Musgrove 71 David Paulino 74 Alfredo González 76 Nolan Fontana 77 Andrew Aplin

Disabled list	43 Lance McCullers

Coaching staff	Manager 14 A. J. Hinch Bench 22 Trey Hillman First base 48 Rich Dauer Third base 10 Gary Pettis Hitting 39 Dave Hudgens Pitching 56 Brent Strom Assistant hitting 55 Alonzo Powell Bullpen 52 Craig Bjornson Bullpen catcher 85 Javier Bracamonte Bullpen catcher 96 Carlos Munoz

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