Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954) is the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball, having been appointed to that position on November 15, 2005. He previously served as interim manager of the Anaheim Angels in both 1996 and 1999, and was a long-time bench coach for the team.
Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball and football. He is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity, and graduated in 1976.
He is a former m...
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Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954) is the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball, having been appointed to that position on November 15, 2005. He previously served as interim manager of the Anaheim Angels in both 1996 and 1999, and was a long-time bench coach for the team.
Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball and football. He is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity, and graduated in 1976.
He is a former minor league catcher, who never advanced higher than A ball, which he played for four seasons. In his four seasons, he never had more than 180 at bats, and the most home runs he ever hit was three for Salinas in 1977. He never made it to the major leagues as a player.
He served in the Angels organization for 31 years.
He managed each of the six years from 1981-86 in the minor leagues, but managed his team to a losing record each season.
Maddon was considered a leading candidate for the Boston Red Sox manager job in 2004, which went to Terry...
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