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{{short description|Puerto Rican baseball player and coach (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| image = Jesus Feliciano (47828800511) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Feliciano with the Angels in 2019
|width=255
| name = Jesús Feliciano
| position = [[Outfielder]] / [[Coach (baseball)|Coach]]
| team =
| number =
| bats = Left
| throws = Left
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|6|6}}
| birth_place = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = June 10
| debutyear = 2010
| debutteam = New York Mets
| finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = October 3
| finalyear = 2010
| finalteam = New York Mets
| statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value = .231
| stat2label = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value = 0
| stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value = 3
| teams =
'''As player'''
*[[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2010}})
'''As coach'''
* [[Los Angeles Angels]] ({{mlby|2019}}–{{mlby|2020}})
| hofcolor = blue
| hoflink = Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
| hoftype = Caribbean
| hofdate = 2024
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{bb|PUR}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Baseball Classic]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013 San Francisco]]|Team}}
}}
'''Jesús Feliciano''' (born June 6, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional [[baseball]] [[outfielder]] and [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He was most recently the [[coach (baseball)|first base coach]] for the [[Los Angeles Angels]] of the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He played in MLB for the [[New York Mets]].

==Professional career==
===Los Angeles Dodgers===
Feliciano was originally picked in the 36th round of the [[1997 Major League Baseball draft]] by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] as a [[draft-and-follow]] player. He signed in May {{baseball year|1998}} and debuted as a professional with the short-season [[Yakima Bears]] that summer. He batted .305 with 26 RBI, and stole 34 bases in 44 attempts in 77 games, finishing four steals behind [[Northwest League]] leader [[Juan Pierre]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=13232 1998 Northwest League batting leaders]</ref> Feliciano led the Northwest League in at-bats with 302, outfield putouts with 191, and outfield double plays.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

In {{baseball year|1999}}, Feliciano played for the Advanced-A [[Vero Beach Dodgers]] and he stole 20 bases in 30 tries. He played for the Class-A Advanced [[San Bernardino Stampede]] in {{baseball year|2000}} and batted .289, stealing 31 bases while being caught 11 times. He fielded .996, leading [[California League]] outfielders.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

Feliciano spent {{baseball year|2001}} back at Vero Beach and hit .262, stealing 22 bases in 32 attempts. Feliciano again led his league's outfielders in fielding percentage, this time handling 284 chances without an error.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

Feliciano struggled in {{baseball year|2002}} playing for the [[Jacksonville Suns]], only batting .237 in 100 games. He hit .300 that winter for the [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] in the [[Puerto Rico Baseball League]].

He began {{baseball year|2003}} even worse than he had done in the summer of '02, hitting .138 and 4 RBI in 37 games. He was released by Dodgers on May 29.

===Tampa Bay Devil Rays===
He later was signed by the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] where he played in 72 games for the Double-A [[Orlando Rays]]. He also played for [[Montgomery Biscuits]] and in 68 games for the High Class-A [[Bakersfield Blaze]].

===Washington Nationals===
He was signed by the [[Washington Nationals]] organization and played for the [[Harrisburg Senators]]. He also spent time with the [[Oaxaca Warriors]] in the [[Mexican League (baseball)|Mexican League]].

===New York Mets===
[[File:Jesus Feliciano (5048709933) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Feliciano with the New York Mets in 2010]]
On June 7, 2010, the [[New York Mets]] selected the contract of the 31-year-old outfielder. He went to [[Puerto Rico]] to play against the [[Florida Marlins]] in a three-game series. He had been leading the [[International League]] in hitting with a batting average of .385. On July 12, he was demoted for the return of the injured [[Carlos Beltrán]]. On August 22, 2010, he was called up from the Triple-A [[Buffalo Bisons]] to take the place of Rod Barajas.

When the Mets traded [[Jeff Francoeur]] to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], Jesus was sent down to the Minors again to make room for rookie outfielder [[Lucas Duda]].

On November 5, 2010, Feliciano was sent down to the minors to the Triple-A [[Buffalo Bisons]], then became a free agent after refusing the minor league assignment.

===Tampa Bay Rays===
The [[Tampa Bay Rays]] signed Feliciano to a minor league contract on January 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |author=Marc Topkin |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-sign-three-with-major-league-experience-to-minor-league/1211386 |title=Tampa Bay Rays sign three with major-league experience to minor-league contracts – Tampa Bay Times |publisher=Tampabay.com |access-date=2012-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122103727/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-sign-three-with-major-league-experience-to-minor-league/1211386 |archive-date=2012-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career==
===Caribbean Series===
In the [[2009 Caribbean Series]], he played for the [[Leones de Ponce (baseball)|Leones de Ponce]].

===Puerto Rico Winter League===
In the 2009–2010 season he played with the [[Lobos de Arecibo]]. In the 2011–2012 season he played with the league champions [[Indios de Mayagüez]].

===World Baseball Classic===
He was selected to play on the Puerto Rican national team for the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], where he was the starting left fielder alongside major leaguers [[Carlos Beltrán]] and [[Alex Ríos]].

==Coaching career==
He joined the [[Chicago Cubs]] organization after retiring and replaced [[Bill Buckner]] as hitting coach for the [[Boise Hawks]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-68662344|title=Bill Buckner Steps Down as Hawks Hitting Coach|author=Courtney Garner|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|date=March 4, 2014|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He was the hitting coach for the [[South Bend Cubs]] in 2015. He served as the [[Eugene Emeralds]] manager in 2016 and 2017. He led his club to the [[Northwest League]] championship in 2016 and won the 2016 [[Northwest League Manager of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/eugene/news/gcs-199842392|title=Rondon Pitcher, Feliciano Manager of the Year For NWL|author=[[Eugene Emeralds]]|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|date=September 6, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He served as hitting coach for the [[Tennessee Smokies]] in 2018.

Prior to the 2019 season, he was hired by the [[Los Angeles Angels]] as their first base and outfield coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/eugene/news/former-manager-feliciano-joins-la-angels-staff-301436642|title=Former Manager, Feliciano, Joins LA Angels Staff|author=[[Eugene Emeralds]]|website=[[Minor League Baseball]]|date=December 4, 2018|access-date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> On December 20, 2020, it was announced that Feliciano would not return to the Angels coaching staff in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Preciado |first1=Daniel |title=Los Angeles Angels losing key member of coaching staff in 2021 |url=https://halohangout.com/2020/12/20/los-angeles-angels-losing-key-member-coaching-staff-2021/ |website=Halo Hangout |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
{{baseballstats|mlb=440351|espn=29025|br=f/felicje01|fangraphs=2448|brm=felici001jes}}
*{{Twitter|MOTORITA23}}

{{Puerto Rico roster 2009 World Baseball Classic}}
{{Puerto Rico roster 2013 World Baseball Classic}}

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