Baseball Australia Hall-of-Fame member and current National Team Coach, Jon Deeble, will return to Melbourne to manage the Melbourne Aces ahead of their 2016/17 ABL campaign.
A legend within Australian Baseball circles, Deeble last managed an ABL team in 1998/99 where he was in charge of the then Melbourne Monarchs.
Deeble has spent time managing within the Boston Red Sox Organisation and has led the Australian National Team to two World Championship campaigns and two Olympic Games, taking the Australian team to its only ever Olympic Medal in Baseball (Silver Medal, Athens, 2004).
Melbourne Aces General Manager Justin Huber said it’s a real coup for the Aces to be able to attract a coach of Deeble’s standing and experience back to Melbourne.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be announcing Jon Deeble as the new Melbourne Ace’s Manager,” said Huber.
“We’ve been on this journey for 18 months and we see Jon’s appointment as the missing piece in taking Victorian baseball back to our traditional standing as a national leader of this sport.”
Deeble, who is in Melbourne, this week said he sees plenty of opportunity for the Aces, as well as the baseball, to grow in Victoria.
“This is Victoria’s team and we’ve got a great opportunity to firstly help develop the sport and secondly, to connect with Clubs around Victoria,” said Deeble.
“Similar to the days of the Reds, the Monarchs and the Claxton Shield, we want to bring baseball people back to the ballpark.”
Baseball Australia Hall-of-Fame member and current National Team Coach, Jon Deeble, will return to Melbourne to manage the Melbourne Aces ahead of their 2016/17 ABL campaign.
A legend within Australian Baseball circles, Deeble last managed an ABL team in 1998/99 where he was in charge of the then Melbourne Monarchs.
Deeble has spent time managing within the Boston Red Sox Organisation and has led the Australian National Team to two World Championship campaigns and two Olympic Games, taking the Australian team to its only ever Olympic Medal in Baseball (Silver Medal, Athens, 2004).
Melbourne Aces General Manager Justin Huber said it’s a real coup for the Aces to be able to attract a coach of Deeble’s standing and experience back to Melbourne.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be announcing Jon Deeble as the new Melbourne Ace’s Manager,” said Huber.
“We’ve been on this journey for 18 months and we see Jon’s appointment as the missing piece in taking Victorian baseball back to our traditional standing as a national leader of this sport.”
Deeble, who is in Melbourne, this week said he sees plenty of opportunity for the Aces, as well as the baseball, to grow in Victoria.
“This is Victoria’s team and we’ve got a great opportunity to firstly help develop the sport and secondly, to connect with Clubs around Victoria,” said Deeble.
“Similar to the days of the Reds, the Monarchs and the Claxton Shield, we want to bring baseball people back to the ballpark.”
President of Baseball Victoria Myles Foreman says it’s another win for the sport.
“Getting Jon back to Melbourne is great for the Aces but also represents a massive opportunity for all of baseball in Victoria.
“With the integration between BV’s existing high-performance programs and the Aces program we’re going to see more young Victorian players in front of the National Team coach on a regular basis.”
The Melbourne Aces season gets underway on Friday 18 November against the four-time ABL Champions the Perth Heat.
