Jonathan Erlichman

Jonathan Erlichman, nicknamed "J-Money",[1] is a Canadian professional baseball coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the first analytics coach in MLB.[1]

Jonathan Erlichman
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 97
Coach
Born: Yonge-Eglinton, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Teams
As coach

Career

Erlichman is from Yonge-Eglinton, Toronto, Ontario. His only experience as a baseball player was in t-ball at the age of five.[2] At age 13, Erlichman read Moneyball, which cultivated his interest in baseball analytics.[3]

Erlichman earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Princeton University in 2012. Erlichman then worked as an intern for the Toronto Blue Jays. He obtained his first fulltime job from the Rays in January 2013, and in December 2016 became their director of analytics. In December 2018, the Rays named Erlichman to their coaching staff as MLB's first process and analytics coach.[1][4]

Personal

His cousin, Michael Cammalleri, played in the National Hockey League for 15 seasons.[1]

References
  1. "Meet 'J Money': The Canadian who is MLB's most unique coach". Sportsnet.ca. April 16, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mlb-coach-who-played-only-t-ball-11552312800
  3. "'Moneyball': Canadian mathematician coaching Tampa Bay Rays | CTV News". Ctvnews.ca. August 11, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. Marc Topkin. "So what will Rays new 'process and analytics' coach do?". Tampabay.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.


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