{{short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1978)}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Tony Jaramillo |team= |number= |position=Coach |birth_date={{bda|1978|8|16}} |birth_place=Dallas, Texas, U.S. }} '''Rudolpho A. "Tony" Jaramillo''' (born August 16, 1978) is a former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He currently serves as the hitting coach for the Inland Empire 66ers, the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.
==Early life== In 1985, Jaramillo's parents were arrested for distributing heroin. He was raised by his uncle, Rudy Jaramillo, in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2017/07/08/despite-childhood-adversity-tony-jaramillo-most-positive-red/444069001/|title = Jaramillo is Mr. Positive, despite parents' imprisonment}}</ref>
==Career== Jaramillo played in Minor League Baseball from 1998 through 2003. He then became a minor league coach, and joined the Reds organization in 2008. He spent the 2013 through 2015 seasons with the Louisville Bats of the Triple-A International League. After the 2015 season, the Reds promoted him to their major league coaching staff as assistant hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/mlb/minors/louisville-bats/2015/10/22/louisville-bats-hitting-coach-tony-jaramillo-gets-his-major-league-call/74382402/|title = Bats' hitting coach gets his major-league call}}</ref>
On February 14, 2025, the Los Angeles Angels hired Jaramillo to serve as the hitting coach for their Low-A affiliate, the Inland Empire 66ers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angels announce 2025 player development staff|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-angels-announce-2025-player-development-staff|access-date=February 19, 2025|website=mlb.com|language=en}}</ref>
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