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John Daniel Mallee (pronounced "MAY lee"; born May 5, 1969) is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He is the current hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a minor league player, Mallee was a shortstop and second baseman. He has previously been the hitting coach of the Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.
He then served as the Florida Marlins minor league hitting coordinator for nine seasons, from 2002 to 2010, and their major league hitting coach from 2010 to 2011.
On October 19, 2012, the Astros announced that Mallee would be their hitting coach for 2012, working under Bo Porter. He was their major league hitting coach from 2013 to 2014.
On October 9, 2014, he was named by the Chicago Cubs as their major league hitting coach, succeeding Bill Mueller. On October 26, 2017, the Cubs announced that Mallee had been released from his contract and Chili Davis was named as his replacement.
On November 10, 2017, he was hired as the hitting coach of the Philadelphia Phillies under manager Gabe Kapler. On August 13, 2019, after a slump in which the Phillies fell from first place to fourth place in the NL East, he was replaced by former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel.
He was hired by the Los Angeles Angels as their assistant hitting coach prior to the 2020 season. Following the 2022 season, the Angels stated that Mallee would not be returning to a coaching position with the team.
On November 1, 2023, the Cubs brought back Mallee as their assistant hitting coach under Craig Counsell.
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