Ozzie Timmons

Ozzie Timmons
Ozzie Timmons
	Timmons with the Tampa Bay Rays
	Outfielder / Hitting coach
	Born: September 18, 1970 (age 54); Tampa, Florida, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: April 26, 1995, for the Chicago Cubs
	NPB: March 30, 2001, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
	MLB: October 1, 2000, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
	NPB: September 8, 2001, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.235
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	60
NPB statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	45
Teams
	As player Chicago Cubs (1995–1996); Cincinnati Reds (1997); Seattle Mariners (1999); Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000); Chunichi Dragons (2001); As coach Tampa Bay Rays (2018–2021); Milwaukee Brewers (2022–2024);

Osborne Llewellyn Timmons (born September 18, 1970), is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 through 2000 for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball in 2001 for the Chunichi Dragons.

Playing career

Timmons attended Brandon High School in Brandon, Florida, and the University of Tampa, where he played college baseball for the Tampa Spartans.^[1] In 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[2] He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 1991 MLB draft.^[1]

Timmons made his MLB debut with the Cubs on April 26, 1995. The Cubs traded Timmons and Jay Peterson to the Cincinnati Reds for Curt Lyons on March 31, 1997. He signed with the Seattle Mariners for the 1999 season, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the 2000 season, and was purchased by the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League for the 2001 season.^[1]

Coaching career

He served as the hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Rays‘ Triple-A affiliate Durham Bulls, prior to being promoted to the parent-club Rays, as their first base coach, for the 2018 season.^[3]

After the 2021 season, the Milwaukee Brewers hired Timmons and Connor Dawson as their hitting coaches.^[4] On October 21, 2024, Brewers executive Matt Arnold stated that Timmons would not return for the 2025 season.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ozzie Timmons". Sabr.org. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). Capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ Chastain, Bill (November 3, 2017). "Timmons promoted to Rays' first-base coach". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
^ "Brewers hire two hitting coaches to assist offense". ESPN.com. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
^ "Milwaukee Brewers hire LeBoeuf, Theisen as hitting coaches". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ McCalvy, Adam (October 21, 2024). "Brewers promote coaches LeBoeuf and Theisen, part ways with Timmons". MLB.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[sabr-1] "Ozzie Timmons". Sabr.org. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

[2] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). Capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[3] Chastain, Bill (November 3, 2017). "Timmons promoted to Rays' first-base coach". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

[4] "Brewers hire two hitting coaches to assist offense". ESPN.com. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

[5] "Milwaukee Brewers hire LeBoeuf, Theisen as hitting coaches". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[6] McCalvy, Adam (October 21, 2024). "Brewers promote coaches LeBoeuf and Theisen, part ways with Timmons". MLB.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

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