Tom Nieto

Thomas Andrew Nieto

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
• School Cerritos College, Oral Roberts University
• High School Gahr High School
• Debut May 10, 1984
• Final Game September 29, 1990
• Born October 27, 1960 in Downey, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Since his playing career ended, catcher Tom Nieto has been a coach and minor league manager with the New York Yankees and New York Mets. He began his coaching career in 1992 with the Chattanooga Lookouts in the Cincinnati Reds chain. Nieto managed the 1993-1994 Charleston Wheelers, 1997-1998 Greensboro Bats, 1999-2000 Tampa Yankees and 2003-2004 Palm Beach Cardinals. Nieto was first base coach for the Mets until June 17, 2008 when he was fired on the same day as manager Willie Randolph. He then returned to the minor league managing ranks joining the Minnesota Twins organization as manager of the AA New Britain Rock Cats in 2009 and AAA Rochester Red Wings in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 he returned to the Yankees as manager of the GCL Yankees.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Minnesota Twins in 1987 (he did not play in the World Series)

Minor League Managing Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1992	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	2-1	--	Cincinnati Reds		replaced Dave Miley (51-25) on June 27 / replaced by Ron Oester (37-27) on June 30
1993	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	76-64	4th	Cincinnati Reds
1994	Charleston Wheelers	South Atlantic League	65-75	8th	Cincinnati Reds
1997	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	75-65	6th	New York Yankees	Lost League Finals
1998	Greensboro Bats	South Atlantic League	79-63	5th	New York Yankees	Lost League Finals
1999	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	78-58	2nd	New York Yankees
2000	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	70-70	7th	New York Yankees
2003	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	54-84	12th	St. Louis Cardinals
2004	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	73-61	6th	St. Louis Cardinals
2009	New Britain Rock Cats	Eastern League	72-69	4th	Minnesota Twins	Lost in 1st round
2010	Rochester Red Wings	International League	49-95	14th	Minnesota Twins
2011	Rochester Red Wings	International League	53-91	14th	Minnesota Twins
2012	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	35-25	4th	New York Yankees
2013	GCL Yankees 1	Gulf Coast League	28-32	8th (t)	New York Yankees
2017	Orem Owlz	Pioneer League	49-26	1st	Los Angeles Angels	Lost in 1st Round