Josh Bonifay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Josh Bonifay

baseball player (1978-)

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1978

Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia, United States

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Josh Bonifay

  • Joshua Cameron Bonifay (born July 30, 1978) is an American baseball executive and former American professional baseball player and coach.
  • He is the director of player development for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Bonifay attended T.
  • C.
  • Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina.
  • He attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), where he played college baseball 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 Cameron School of Business with honors.Bonifay joined the Houston Astros' organization in 2011 as a hitting coach for the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.
  • He spent 2012 as the hitting coach for the Lexington Legends of the Class A South Atlantic League.
  • He became the manager of Greeneville in 2013, and won the Appalachian League Manager of the Year Award that year.
  • He managed the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League 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.
  • Bonifay and his wife, Tiffany, had a daughter in 2014.
  • They live in North Carolina.
  • Josh Bonifay's father is retired baseball executive Cam Bonifay.

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