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Anthony Joseph Iapoce (born August 23, 1973) is a former baseball player and coach who most recently served as the hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Anthony Iapoce
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1973-08-23) August 23, 1973 (age 49) Astoria, New York
Bats: Right Throws: Left
Teams
Texas Rangers (2016–2018) Chicago Cubs (2019–2021)

Career

Iapoce played college baseball at Lamar University and was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 33rd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He played in the Brewers organization until 2000 and spent 2002 and 2003 in the Florida Marlins organization, after which he spent 2004 and 2005 playing with the Gary SouthShore Railcats of the independent Northern League.

Prior to the 2016 season, Iapoce was hired by the Texas Rangers to be their hitting coach, a position he held through the 2018 season..

On October 15, 2018 the Chicago Cubs hired Iapoce to be their hitting coach. [2] Iapoce began the 2019 season wearing number 43, but switched to number 4 on June 23 upon the call up of Tony Barnette. Iapoce and the Cubs parted ways following the 2021 season.[3]

On February 3, 2022, Iapoce was hired by the Boston Red Sox to serve as the senior hitting coordinator.[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Dave Magadan	Texas Rangers hitting coach 2016-2018	Succeeded by Luis Ortiz
Preceded by Chili Davis	Chicago Cubs hitting coach 2019-2021	Succeeded by Greg Brown

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