José Flores (baseball coach)

José David Flores (born January 1, 1971) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball third base, first base, infield, manager and baserunning coach. He has previous Major League Baseball (MLB) coaching experience with the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles.

José Flores
Third base coach and Infield coach
Born: (1971-01-01) January 1, 1971
Cidra, Puerto Rico
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
Teams

Minor league playing career

The Houston Astros selected Flores in the 38th round (1,014th overall) of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.[1] Beginning with the 1990 season, he was assigned to the Class A Short Season Auburn Astros of the New York–Penn League. In all, Flores played five years in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), all in the Astros' farm system, from 1990 to 1994.

In 1992 and 1993, Flores made 37 errors at shortstop, each year.[1] In 1994, he spent his final season as an active player with the Class AA (the highest level Flores would attain as a player) Jackson Generals of the Texas League, batting just .192.[1]

In 1,340 minor league at bats, Flores hit .239/.310/.287, with five home runs, 36 stolen bases, and 115 runs batted in (RBI).[1] A utility infielder, he played 314 games at shortstop, 63 games at second base, and 26 games at third base.[1] In Flores’ final season, he appeared in two games as a relief pitcher.[2]

Coaching and managing career

After retiring as a player, Flores has been serving as a Manager, Bench Coach, Third Base, First Base and/or Infield Coach in the Puerto Rican Winter League (LBPRC) winning many titles. Managed the Puerto Rico National Baseball Team during the Guadalajara 2011 PanAm Games and the 2011 Baseball World Cup.[3] Managed the Cidra Bravos of the FBAPR (PR Baseball Federation), winning back to back National Titles during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Named Manager of the Year on 2005. Won his third National Title with the club in 2009. Managed the 2008 DSL Indians and helped the early development process of Major League infielder Jesus Aguilar.

For five seasons, he worked for the Chicago Cubs as their Infield Coordinator, helping the development process of infielders Javy Baez, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Ian Happ, David Bote, Jeimer Candelario, Marco Hernandez, Elliot Soto, Justin Bour and Daniel Vogelbach among others.

The Philadelphia Phillies, along with manager Gabe Kapler, hired Flores for their major league coaching staff after the 2017 season.[4] He was named First Base Coach/Infield Coach and also was in charge of the Baserunning duties for the club. He was a huge part of Scott Kingery's transition from 2B to SS during the course of the 2018, having played only a few games at SS in the Minors. Also worked with infielders Carlos Santana, Cesar Hernandez and JP Crawford among others.

In December 2018, Flores was announced as the Baltimore Orioles third base coach and infield coach.[5][6] Worked with infielders Chris Davis, Jonathan Villar, Trey Mancini, Hanser Alberto, Rio Ruiz, Richie Martin and Jose Iglesias among others. His contract with the Orioles was not renewed after the 2020 season due to budget reasons.

References
  1. "Jose David Flores Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. "Jose Flores Player Card". thebaseballcube.com. The Baseball Cube. 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. Gelb, Matt (December 14, 2017). "Phillies hire Jose Flores to complete coaching staff". philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  4. Randhawa, Manny (December 14, 2017). "Jose Flores rounds out Phillies coaching staff". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  5. "Report: Phillies first base coach Jose Flores heading to Orioles". mcall.com. The Morning Call. December 27, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  6. Breen, Matt (December 27, 2018). "Phillies first-base coach Jose David Flores is hired by the Orioles". philly.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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