Nelson Silverio

Nelson (Sanchez) Silverio (born August 2, 1967 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball coach and former minor league baseball player and manager. Silverio was a coach for the New York Mets in 2004. Sliverio spent nine seasons as a minor league baseball player in the Oakland Athletics' and San Diego Padres' systems, where he was primarily a catcher. Since his coaching stint with the Mets, Silverio spent several seasons as a hitting instructor for several Mets' minor league teams. He is the son of Tom Silverio, who was an outfielder for the California Angels from 1970 through 1972.