Joe Singley, the bullpen catcher and assistant catching coach for the Reds, made a painting of Jonathan India (second baseman for the Reds).
Here’s a closer look at the painting.
Singley has quite a journey becoming the Reds assisant catching coach.
Catching Singley: How the Reds bullpen catcher landed his job from Instagram
Joe Singley has overcome four surgeries, never playing in an NCAA game, and the death of his father. Then, he got his shot.
Singley’s Twitter account (@joe_singley) and Instagram account (@catching_singley) showcase his catching knowledge, but neither account show his paintings.
Do any of Joe Singley’s paintings appear elsewhere online?
I couldn’t find any other Joe Singley paintings online, but I found a few profiles that mention his interest in art.
College profile
His 2017-2020 profile on Coastal Carolina University Athletics lists nine bullet points under his high school section. Two of the points are about art. (Bolding mine)
- Lettered at Archmere Academy
- Rated as the No. 2 catcher and the No. 9 overall prospect in the state of Delaware in the class of 2016
- A two-time all-state selection at catcher in 2016 and 2017
- Two-time all-conference selection
- Also played for the All-Star Baseball Academy, Glideas Raiders, and the Colorado Rockies Pro Scouts club teams
- Originally signed with Tulane out of high school
- A member of the National Art Honors Society
- Awarded the Scholastic Art Award – Gold Key 2, Silver Key 2, and Silver Key
- Father, Joe Singley, played football at Temple University and then went on to play professional baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox
His Linkedin profile lists 18 skills, one of them being art
- Adobe Photoshop
- Volunteering
- Leadership
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Personal Coaching
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Data Analysis
- Analytical Skills
- Teamwork
- Public Speaking
- Internal Communications
- Art
- Time Management
- Computerskills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Problem solver
- Self driven
High school
His 2016 high school profile mentions his interest in art
Aside from athletics, Joe enjoys lifting weights and participating in Archmere’s Award Winning Fine Arts Program, and is a member of the National Art Honors Society. Freshman year, competing with juniors and seniors, he won two Silver Keys and two Honorable Mentions in the Regionals of the National Scholastics Scholarship Art Awards Program. Since then, he has piled on many more Silver Key and Gold Key Awards. He scored an AP5 in AP Drawing and Painting, and this year he recently submitted his portfolio for AP 2-D Design.
I did manage to find a logo for his “Catching Singley”.
This logo is not on his Instagram, but a high school news site included this logo with an article about Singley.