Jon Jay's baseball career was long and winding. Even Angels fans would be forgiven for overlooking the five games Jay played with the 2021 team before retiring later that year in Triple-A.
It's hard to decide what's more surprising. Is it that the Miami Marlins are 10 games above .500? Or is it that the Marlins have the third-best record in the National League despite getting underwhelming production from right-hander Sandy Alcantara, the NL's reigning Cy Young Award winner?
The Marlins have finalized their coaching staff under rookie manager Skip Schumaker, the team announced Tuesday.
Former outfielder Jon Jay has been hired as the new first base coach of the Miami Marlins. Jay, who spent 13 years in the league, spent his final season as a member of the Angels.
After 12 seasons in MLB, outfielder Jon Jay announced his retirement via a post on his Instagram account.
Jay was one of the many members of the Angels outfield carousel this year When Opening Day right fielder Dexter Fowler went down for the year after suffering a torn ACL all the way back on April 9, the Angels were forced to use a revolving cast of different outfielders that seemingly lasted throughout the whole season.
The Angels are welcoming back Rendon from his second IL stint of the young season.
The Angels announced several roster moves Thursday.
The move was one of a handful the club made on Tuesday.
Jay and Chavez become the latest in a long line of veterans to either opt out or be cut loose from minor-league deals around the game, as teams whittle down their camp rosters with Opening Day looming.
The Angels announced that they have signed veteran outfielder Jon Jay to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league camp.
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