Jose Bautista (bautijo01)

José Joaquín Bautista Arias

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

• Debut April 9, 1988
• Final Game September 25, 1997
• Born July 26, 1964 in Bani, Peravia, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Major League Baseball's original José Bautista was a journeyman swingman/reliever who saw action in nine seasons between 1988 and 1997. His finest season came upon his return from a year in minor league exile, crafting a 10-3, 2.82 record in 58 games (7 starts) and 111 2/3 innings with the 1993 Chicago Cubs. He holds the record for fewest pitches in a complete game (8 innings or more) when he unleashed 70 pitches against the Seattle Mariners in a 1-0 loss as a member of the Baltimore Orioles on September 30, 1988.

Following his big league career, he entered the world of coaching in the minor leagues (as listed below):

• 2001-2002 Pitching coach Burlington (IA) Bees
• 2004-2006 Pitching coach Idaho Falls Chukars
• 2007 Pitching coach Burlington Royals
• 2008 Pitching coach Bristol White Sox
• 2009-2010 Latin Roving Instructor Chicago White Sox
• 2011-2014 Pitching coach Kannapolis Intimidators
• 2016 Pitching coach Winston-Salem Dash
• 2017 Pitching coach Birmingham Barons
• 2018-2019 Pitching coach Kannapolis Intimidators
• 2022-2023 Pitching coach Kamloops NorthPaws
• 2024 Head coach Kamloops NorthPaws

Further Reading

• Michael Clair: "Remember Frank Thomas? No, not that one ... These are MLB's greatest same-named doppelgangers", mlb.com, December 29, 2022. [1]

Related Sites

• José Bautista at the SABR Bio Project
• Greatest 21 Days