Jon Deeble

Jon Deeble

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 174 lb.

• Born May 18, 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria Australia

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Jon Deeble played on the Australian team in the 1985 Intercontinental Cup, 1988 Olympics, 1991 Asian Championship, 1993 Asian Championship, 1993 Intercontinental Cup and 1994 Baseball World Cup. He later went on to be a minor league manager and hitting coach. He managed for years in the Australian Baseball League. He also managed the Australian squad at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, leading the team to a silver medal in the latter Games. Deeble was Australia's skipper, as well, in the 2001 Baseball World Cup, 2005 Baseball World Cup, 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2006 Intercontinental Cup. Deeble guided the Australian team to a 6th-place finish in the 2007 Baseball World Cup, their highest finish ever in a Baseball World Cup to that point. Deeble managed Australia again in the 2008 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament then in the 2009 World Baseball Classic with former MLB players Graeme Lloyd and Pat Kelly among his coaches. He also has managed Australia in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, 2011 Baseball World Cup (a 5th-place finish, their best yet in a World Cup), 2013 World Baseball Classic and 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers.

Deeble has been either a coach and/or a scout for American pro teams since 1994, with the Marlins organization and later with the Boston Red Sox. He became the first Australian native to coach in the Majors when he became Boston's first-base coach in 2005. Remaining in the Red Sox family, in 2003 he managed the Lowell Spinners. As of 2009, he continues his career with the Red Sox organization as the coordinator of scouting for the Pacific Rim Region. His signees have included Beau Bishop, Chia-Chu Chen, Chih-Hsien Chiang, Mitch Dening, Justin Erasmus, Jennell Hudson, Che-Hsuan Lin, Daniel McGrath, Boss Moanaroa, Moko Moanaroa, Tzu-Wei Lin, Wang-Yi Lin and Junichi Tazawa.

Deeble's father Don Deeble was part of the first class of the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame; Jon was in the second class in 2006. His brother Michael Deeble played for the national team.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1997	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	31-28	5th (t)	Florida Marlins
1998	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	38-22	1st	Florida Marlins	Lost in 1st round
1999	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	25-35	12th	Florida Marlins
2000	Utica Blue Sox	New York-Penn League	35-40	9th	Florida Marlins
2001	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	29-31	9th	Florida Marlins
2003	Lowell Spinners	New York-Penn League	36-30	--	Boston Red Sox		replaced by Lynn Jones on August 27

sources include: 2009 World Baseball Classic souvenir program, page 62