Osborne Llewellyn Timmons (born September 18, 1970), is an American former

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(MLB)

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and current coach with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played in MLB for four teams from through , and for the

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(NPB), in . Timmons also played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), in all or parts of 14 seasons, spanning across to .

Playing career

Timmons attended Brandon High School in

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, and the

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, where he played

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for the

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. In 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the

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. Timmons made his MLB debut with the Cubs on April 26, 1995. The Cubs traded Timmons and Jay Peterson to the Cincinnati Reds for Curt Lyons on March 31, 1997. He signed with the

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for the 1999 season, the

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for the 2000 season, and was purchased by the

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for the 2001 season.

Coaching career

He served as the hitting coach for the

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‘ Triple-A affiliate

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, prior to being promoted to the parent-club Rays, as their

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, for the season. After the 2021 season, the Milwaukee Brewers hired Timmons and Connor Dawson as their hitting coaches.

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