John Mallee

John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee"; born May 5, 1969) is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He is the current assistant hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a minor league player, Mallee was a shortstop and second baseman.

Early life Mallee was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Chicago State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he majored in kinesiology.

Baseball career Playing career Mallee was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the 1991 amateur draft, out of University of Illinois at Chicago. He played in minor league baseball from 1991 to 1992 in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system, for Rookie League Martinsville (1991) and Single-A Spartanburg (1992). Mallee hit .208/.313/.257 with 8 stolen bases and 28 RBI in 115 career minor league games, playing 95 games at shortstop and 20 games at second base. He was their major league hitting coach from 2013 to 2014. On October 26, 2017, the Cubs announced that Mallee had been released from his contract and Chili Davis was named as his replacement.

On November 10, 2017, he was hired as the hitting coach of the Philadelphia Phillies under manager Gabe Kapler. On August 13, 2019, after a slump in which the Phillies fell from first place to fourth place in the NL East, he was replaced by former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.

He was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as their assistant hitting coach prior to the 2020 season. Following the 2022 season, the Angels stated that Mallee would not be returning to a coaching position with the team.

Mallee rejoined the Cubs organization in February 2023 as the hitting coach of the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs. On November 1, 2023, he was promoted to the Cubs' major league staff as an assistant hitting coach under new manager Craig Counsell.

Personal life He is married to Torri Haytack. He has two sons from a previous marriage, John III and Austin.