Nelson Paulino

Nelson Rafael Paulino (born January 23, 1973 in Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal, Dominican Republic) is a former Minor league infielder and current hitting coach in the Boston Red Sox minor league system. Listed at 5' 11", 155 lb., he was a switch hitter and threw right handed.

Paulino started his professional career with the Atlanta Braves organization, playing for them at three different minor league levels from 1992 through 1994. He played all four infield positions, mostly as a second baseman, and posted a combined average of .233 with four home runs and 47 runs batted in in 237 games.

He then started a long association with the Red Sox organization in 1998, working for them in the Dominican Summer League with the DSL Red Sox team, first as a scout (1998–2000), later as their hitting coach (2001–2002), manager (2003–2006) and bench coach (2007), before returning to his hitting coach duties (2008–2011).

In 2012, he was named the new hitting coach for the Lowell Spinners in replacement of Rich Gedman, who joined the Salem Red Sox in the same capacity. Paulino was promoted to Salem 1n 2013, again as a replacement for Gedman, who became part of the Portland Sea Dogs coaching staff.

2013 will be Paulino's 16th consecutive year in the Boston organization.