Ruben Niebla
American baseball coach
Baseball player
| Ruben Niebla | |
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| San Diego Padres – No. 57 | |
| Pitching coach | |
| Born: (1971-12-19) December 19, 1971 (age 52) Calexico, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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| As coach |
Ruben O. Niebla (born December 19, 1971), is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He formerly served as the assistant pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians.
Career
Niebla attended Calexico High School in Calexico, California and Azusa Pacific University.[1]
A pitcher, Niebla played in minor league baseball from 1995 to 2000 with teams in the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations and in independent baseball leagues. Niebla was with the Cleveland Indians Organization since 2001, as a coach at multiple levels of the organization.[2] In 2010, he was a Major League Coaching Assistant for the Indians.[3] On August 9, 2012, the Cleveland Indians fired pitching coach Scott Radinsky and named Niebla the interim pitching coach for the remainder of the 2012 season.[3] Niebla served as the Indians minor league Pitching Coordinator from 2013 through the 2019 season.[4] Niebla was named the Indians' assistant pitching coach on October 31, 2019.[5]
Niebla was hired as the San Diego Padres pitching coach on October 27, 2021.
References
- ^ Cynndie Hoff (February 4, 2019). "Called to the Show". Azusa Pacific University. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Indians name Ruben Niebla Pitching Coach". MLB.com. August 9, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Paul Hoynes (August 9, 2012). "Cleveland Indians fire pitching coach Scott Radinsky; Ruben Niebla replaces him from Class AAA Columbus". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ Mark D. Robertson (April 15, 2017). "Rover Roulette: Indians' minor league pitching coordinator Ruben Niebla". The News & Advance. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Indians announce Major League coaching staff additions". Indians.com. October 31, 2019.
External links
Biography portal
Baseball portal
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ruben Niebla on X
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San Diego Padres current roster
- 1 Yuki Matsui
- 3 Jackson Merrill
- 4 Luis Arráez
- 7 Ha-seong Kim
- 9 Jake Cronenworth
- 10 Jurickson Profar
- 12 Luis Campusano
- 13 Manny Machado
- 14 Tyler Wade
- 20 Kyle Higashioka
- 23 Fernando Tatís Jr.
- 24 David Peralta
- 28 José Azócar
- 32 Stephen Kolek
- 34 Michael King
- 36 Adam Mazur
- 39 Donovan Solano
- 50 Adrián Morejón
- 56 Jeremiah Estrada
- 58 Wandy Peralta
- 61 Matt Waldron
- 62 Enyel De Los Santos
- 75 Robert Suárez
- 76 Jhony Brito
- 84 Dylan Cease
- 98 Randy Vásquez
- 5 Eguy Rosario
- 17 Matthew Batten
- 22 Graham Pauley
- 29 Brett Sullivan
- 54 Sean Reynolds
- 59 Tom Cosgrove
- 68 Alek Jacob
- 71 Logan Gillaspie
- -- Jackson Wolf
- 2 Xander Bogaerts
- 11 Yu Darvish
- 44 Joe Musgrove
- 49 Glenn Otto
- 77 Luis Patiño
- 55 Jay Groome
- Manager 8 Mike Shildt
- Hitting 47 Vic Rodriguez
- Assistant Hitting 89 Mike McCoy
- Assistant Hitting 85 Pat O'Sullivan
- Pitching 57 Ruben Niebla
- First Base/Outfield Instructor 46 David Macias
- Third Base/Outfield Instructor 33 Tim Leiper
- Bullpen 53 Ben Fritz
- Bullpen Catcher/Coaching Assistant 86 Heberto Andrade
- Catching 82 Brian Esposito
- Game Planning/Coaching Assistant 83 Peter Summerville
- Major League Coacing Assistant 81 Morgan Burkhart
- Major League Field Coordinator 66 Ryan Barba
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