Tom Nieto

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Thomas Andrew "Tom" Nieto (born October 27, 1960) is a former major league baseball player who is now the New York Mets' first base coach. Nieto previously served as the Mets' catching instructor. A native of Downey, California, Nieto attended Oral Roberts University.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Tom Nieto in the third round of the 1981 Amateur Draft. He played for the Cardinals in 1984-85, the Montreal Expos in 1986, the Twins in 1987-88 and the Phillies in 1989-1990. He played in the World Series with the Cardinals in 1985.

[edit] Coaching career

Tom Nieto managed the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League in 2003-2004. From 1995-2002, he served the New York Yankees, working as the major league catching coach in 2000-2001. Nieto became the catching instructor for the Mets on November 26, 2004.

[edit] See also

• Montreal Expos all-time roster

[edit] External links

• Tom Nieto 55. New York Mets (Website). Major League Baseball, 2005.
• Tom Nieto Statistics. BaseballReference.com.

v • d • e New York Mets current roster 1 Luis Castillo | 3 Damion Easley | 5 David Wright | 6 Abraham Núñez | 7 José Reyes | 10 Endy Chávez | 11 Ramón Castro | 13 Billy Wagner | 15 Carlos Beltrán | 17 Fernando Tatís | 19 Ryan Church | 21 Carlos Delgado | 23 Brian Schneider | 25 Pedro Feliciano | 30 Raul Casanova | 33 John Maine | 34 Mike Pelfrey | 35 Joe Smith | 39 Claudio Vargas | 45 Pedro Martínez | 46 Óliver Pérez | 48 Aaron Heilman | 50 Duaner Sánchez | 57 Johan Santana | 60 Scott Schoeneweis Inactive (40-man) roster: 4 Robinson Cancel | 32 Carlos Muniz | 36 Willie Collazo | 49 Ruddy Lugo | 72 Adam Bostick | -- Nick Evans | -- Anderson Hernández | -- Gustavo Molina Disabled list: 9 Marlon Anderson | 16 Angel Pagán | 18 Moisés Alou | 26 Orlando Hernández | 38 Matt Wise | 40 Ambiorix Burgos | -- Jason Vargas Coaching Staff: Manager 12 Willie Randolph | Bench Coach 53 Jerry Manuel | 1st Base Coach 55 Tom Nieto | 3rd Base Coach 2 Sandy Alomar, Sr. | Hitting Coach 20 Howard Johnson | Pitching Coach 51 Rick Peterson | Bullpen Coach 52 Guy Conti | Catching Instructor 90 Sandy Alomar, Jr. | Bullpen Pitcher 56 Juan López | Bullpen Catcher 54 Dave Racaniello