Jose Moreno (minors01)

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Jose A. Moreno

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Jose Moreno has been a minor league manager.

Moreno was 8 for 34 with four walks and two doubles as the #3 catcher for the 1991 Watertown Indians in his brief professional playing career.

According to Moreno's LinkedIn page, he served as a catching instructor in Venezuela in 1996-1997 for the Cleveland Indians organization and was an assistant coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998, also in Venezuela. This could not be confirmed by other sources.

Moreno joined the Seattle Mariners organization in 2001 and managed the VSL Mariners from 2001-2006, the AZL Mariners in 2007 (taking the Arizona League pennant), the Everett AquaSox in 2008. He was scheduled to manager the AZL Mariners again in 2009, but took over the Pulaski Mariners in June when Rob Mummau became a full-time scout for the Mariners. Moreno returned to Everett in 2010 and won his third title in 10 years. He moved up to the High Desert Mavericks in 2011 before returning to Pulaski in 2012. Moreno stepped away from managing for the next four years while serving as the Mariners Latin America Field Coordinator. He returned to managing with the AquaSox in 2017. In 2019, he started his third season as the Everett manager but was suspended by the team on July 9th. Minor league coach Carson Vitale stepped in for him in the interim. The suspension was initially supposed to be for only a week, but on July 18th, he was dismissed for good (by mutual agreement) and a few days later 25-year-old Louis Boyd took over as the team's manager.

In 2020 Moreno moved to the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was slated to manage the AZL Reds before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the minor league season. Moreno managed the Dayton Dragons in 2021 and the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2022-2024.

In addition to his work with major league organizations, Moreno has extensive experience with winter league teams.

Moreno led the 2017/2018 Cardenales to the Venezuelan League title. He was unable to defend the next year due to MLB not allowing coaches or players work in Venezuela that season.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record[edit]

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs Notes
2001 Aguirre (VSL) Venezuelan Summer League 28-29 6th (t) Seattle Mariners
2002 Aguirre (VSL) Venezuelan Summer League 41-17 2nd Seattle Mariners League Champs
2003 Aguirre (VSL) Venezuelan Summer League 40-17 2nd Seattle Mariners Lost League Finals
2004 Aguirre (VSL) Venezuelan Summer League 32-28 4th Seattle Mariners
2005 VSL Mariners Venezuelan Summer League 37-23 3rd Seattle Mariners Lost League Finals
2006 VSL Mariners Venezuelan Summer League 37-28 4th Seattle Mariners
2007 AZL Mariners Arizona League 37-19 1st Seattle Mariners League Champs
2008 Everett AquaSox Northwest League 32-44 7th Seattle Mariners
2009 Pulaski Mariners Appalachian League 28-36 7th Seattle Mariners
2010 Everett AquaSox Northwest League 49-27 1st Seattle Mariners League Champs
2011 High Desert Mavericks California League 59-81 9th Seattle Mariners
2012 Pulaski Mariners Appalachian League 29-38 8th Seattle Mariners
2017 Everett AquaSox Northwest League 36-40 7th Seattle Mariners
2018 Everett AquaSox Northwest League 38-38 3rd (t) Seattle Mariners Lost in 1st round
2019 Everett AquaSox Northwest League 14-12 -- Seattle Mariners -- replaced by Carson Vitale (4-8) on July 10
2021 Dayton Dragons High-A Central 65-55 3rd (t) Cincinnati Reds
2022 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League 61-75 7th Cincinnati Reds
2023 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League 70-67 5th Cincinnati Reds Lost in 1st round
2024 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League 45-90 8th Cincinnati Reds

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