Jesús Tiamo

Jesús Tiamo (born January 1, 1961 in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela) is a coach in Major League Baseball. He serves as the bullpen catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, a position he has held since 2009. He wears number 81.

Playing career

Tiamo spent three seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, from 1980 to 1981 and in 1983. In 1980, he hit .303 with 19 RBI for the GCL Pirates. In 1981, he hit .267 with five home runs, 75 RBI and 13 stolen bases for the Greenwood Pirates and in 1983, he hit .261 with three home runs and 43 RBI for Greenwood. In total, he hit .268 with 8 home runs and 137 RBI.^[1] He thereafter spent seven seasons with Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. He also played for the the Venezuela national baseball team in the 1979 Pan American Games.

Coaching career

Prior to serving as the Phillies' bullpen catcher, Tiamo coached in the minor leagues for the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 1999, the New York Mets from 2000 to 2007, and the Phillies in 2008.^[2]

References

↑ "Jesús Tiamo". Baseball Reference Minors. Retrieved April 16, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Manager and Coaches - phillies.com: Team". MLb.com. Retrieved April 16, 2012.

Philadelphia Phillies current roster

Active roster	2 Tyler Goeddel 4 Andrés Blanco 6 Ryan Howard 7 Maikel Franco 13 Freddy Galvis 16 César Hernández 17 Peter Bourjos 18 Darin Ruf 23 Aaron Altherr 24 Darnell Sweeney 25 Cody Asche 27 Aaron Nola 28 Vincent Velasquez 29 Cameron Rupp 30 David Hernandez 31 Michael Mariot 34 Brett Oberholtzer 37 Odubel Herrera 39 Adam Morgan 43 Mario Hollands 46 Jeanmar Gómez 47 Charlie Morton 48 Jerad Eickhoff 49 Alec Asher 50 Héctor Neris 51 Carlos Ruiz 52 Severino González 53 Daniel Stumpf 54 Matt Harrison 55 David Buchanan 57 Luis García 58 Jeremy Hellickson 59 Elvis Araújo 60 Colton Murray 68 Jorge Alfaro 71 Roman Quinn 72 Jimmy Cordero 74 Edubray Ramos 94 Dalier Hinojosa -- Taylor Featherston

Coaching staff	Manager 45 Pete Mackanin Bench 10 Larry Bowa First base 12 Mickey Morandini Third base 8 Juan Samuel Hitting 5 Steve Henderson Pitching 22 Bob McClure Bullpen 33 Rick Kranitz Catching 9 John McLaren Assistant Coach 61 Jorge Velandia Bullpen catcher 81 Jesús Tiamo Bullpen catcher 82 Bob Stumpo

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