Jesús Tiamo (born January 1, 1961) is a

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in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), for the DSL Phillies. He served as the

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for the

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, a position he held from 2009–2017. Tiamo wore uniform number 81. In 2018, he became a coach for the DSL Phillies Red Team. Tiamo graduated from Liceo Pedro María Freite, where he played both volleyball and baseball.Manager and Coaches Philadelphia Phillies Staff Bio
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Playing career

Tiamo spent three seasons in the

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farm system, from 1980 to 1981 and in 1983, playing as high as Class A. In 1980, he hit .303 with 19 runs batted in (RBI) for the

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. In 1981, Tiamo hit .267 with five

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, 75 RBI, and 13

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for the

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. In 1983, he hit .261 with three home runs and 43 RBI for Greenwood. In total, Tiamo hit .268/.318/.371 with 8 home runs, 20 stolen bases, and 137 RBI in 988 at bats. He played 77 games at catcher and 36 games at

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. Thereafter, Tiamo spent seven seasons with Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. He played Venezuelan winter ball in 11 offseasons for four different teams: Magallanes (1980-1887), Zulia (1988), Lara (1989), and Oriente (1990). Tiamo played for the Venezuela national baseball team in the

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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 (as a coach in the Venezuelan Summer League). Tiamo first served as the Phillies bullpen catcher in 2009. In 2016, at the age of 55, he was the oldest bullpen catcher in the major leagues.Like father, like son for Phillies' bullpen catchers
/ref> Tiamo was named the catching coach for the DSL Phillies for the 2018 season.

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Jesús Tiamo
at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiamo, Jesus Living people 1961 births Minor league baseball coaches Gulf Coast Pirates players Greenwood Pirates players Navegantes del Magallanes players Major League Baseball bullpen catchers People from Puerto la Cruz Sportspeople from Anzoátegui