Joshua Cameron Bonifay (born July 30, 1978) is an American baseball executive and former American

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player and

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. He is the farm director for the Texas Rangers of

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Early life and playing career

Bonifay attended

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in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended the

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(UNCW), where he played

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for the UNCW Seahawks. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 24th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He played Minor League Baseball for eight seasons. After he retired, Bonifay graduated from the UNCW's

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with honors.

Post-playing career

Bonifay joined the Houston Astros' organization in 2011 as a hitting coach for the

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of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He spent 2012 as the hitting coach for the

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of the Class A

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. He became the

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of Greeneville in 2013, and won the Appalachian League Manager of the Year Award that year. He managed the

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of the Class A

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in 2015. The Rangers hired Bonifay for their major league coaching staff during the 2016–2017 offseason. Bonifay was not brought back to the major league staff after the 2017 season. In October 2018, the Philadelphia Phillies hired Bonifay to become their director of player development. On October 29, 2021, Bonifay was hired as the new farm director for the Texas Rangers.

Personal life

Bonifay and his wife, Tiffany, had a daughter in 2014. They live in

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. Josh Bonifay's father is retired baseball executive

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonifay, Josh Living people 1978 births People from Macon, Georgia UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball players Williamsport Crosscutters players Hickory Crawdads players Lynchburg Hillcats players Altoona Curve players Corpus Christi Hooks players Philadelphia Phillies executives