# Jon Debus

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{{Infobox MLB player
|name=Jon Debus
|image=1987 Albuquerque Dukes Police - Jon Debus (cropped).jpg
|caption=Debus with the [Albuquerque Dukes](/source/Albuquerque_Dukes) {{circa}} 1987
|position=Coach
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|8|31}}
|birth_place=[Chicago Heights, Illinois](/source/Chicago_Heights%2C_Illinois)
|teams=
'''As Coach'''
*[Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) ({{mlby|2005}})
*[New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) ({{mlby|2011}})
}}
'''Jon Debus''' (born August 31, 1958) is an American former [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) [catcher](/source/catcher), [first baseman](/source/first_baseman), [third baseman](/source/third_baseman), [outfielder](/source/outfielder), [coach](/source/Coach_(baseball)), and [manager](/source/Manager_(baseball)).  In 2011, he served as [bullpen coach](/source/bullpen_coach) for the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets).

==Biography==
Debus was originally drafted as an [outfielder](/source/outfielder) by the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) in the 21st round of the 1980 [MLB draft](/source/MLB_draft) out of [College of St. Francis](/source/University_of_St._Francis). He played in the Dodgers [minor league](/source/minor_league) system from 1980-1989.

After his playing career ended, he became a coach and then a Manager in the Dodgers minor league system. He was also the General Manager of the [Elmira Pioneers](/source/Elmira_Pioneers) from 2000–2001, and the Minor League catching coordinator for the Dodgers from 2002–2004. After decades in the minors, Debus became bullpen coach for the Dodgers in 2005, manager [Jim Tracy](/source/Jim_Tracy_(baseball)) telling the ''[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)'' on April 1, 2005, "It was time he was rewarded for his loyalty to the organization."

He was bullpen coach for the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) during the 2011 season, but was not hired back for 2012 as he was replaced by [Ricky Bones](/source/Ricky_Bones).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25510464&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym |title=Mets shake up coaching staff for 2012 season |access-date=2011-10-07 |archive-date=2011-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008160816/http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25510464&vkey=news_nym&c_id=nym |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Playing career==
*[Lethbridge Dodgers](/source/Lethbridge_Dodgers) ({{by|1980}})
*[Vero Beach Dodgers](/source/Vero_Beach_Dodgers) ({{by|1981}})
*[Lodi Dodgers](/source/Lodi_Dodgers) ({{by|1982}}-{{by|1983}})
*[San Antonio Dodgers](/source/San_Antonio_Dodgers) ({{by|1983}}, {{by|1985}}, {{by|1987}})
*[Albuquerque Dukes](/source/Albuquerque_Dukes) ({{by|1983}}-{{by|1984}}, {{by|1986}}-{{by|1989}})

==Coaching career==
*[San Antonio Missions](/source/San_Antonio_Missions) ({{by|1990}})
*[Vero Beach Dodgers](/source/Vero_Beach_Dodgers) ({{by|1991}})
*[Albuquerque Dukes](/source/Albuquerque_Dukes) ({{by|1997}}-{{by|1998}})
*[Vero Beach Dodgers](/source/Vero_Beach_Dodgers) ({{by|1999}})
*[Orix Buffaloes](/source/Orix_Buffaloes) ({{by|2007}}-{{by|2008}})

==Managing career==
*[Great Falls Dodgers](/source/Great_Falls_Dodgers) ({{by|1992}}-{{by|1993}})
*[Vero Beach Dodgers](/source/Vero_Beach_Dodgers) ({{by|1994}}-{{by|1996}})

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{baseballstats|brm=debus-001jon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Debus, Jon}}
Category:1958 births
Category:Minor league baseball managers
Category:Los Angeles Dodgers coaches
Category:Los Angeles Dodgers scouts
Category:Sportspeople from Chicago Heights, Illinois
Category:Baseball players from Cook County, Illinois
Category:Living people
Category:Major League Baseball bullpen catchers
Category:Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
Category:New York Mets coaches
Category:Lethbridge Dodgers players
Category:Vero Beach Dodgers players
Category:Lodi Dodgers players
Category:San Antonio Dodgers players
Category:Albuquerque Dukes players
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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