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Siddeeq Ali

Siddeeq Ali was named acting head coach of the John Jay baseball team on January 15, 2026 while head coach Clemenete Sosa steps away from the program during the year. 

Coach Ali brings an extensive knowledge of the sport. Ali has spent several years focusing on player development through his organizations, Empty the Tank Athletics and Power Baseball NY. Through these platforms, Coach Ali has worked closely with athletes, their families, college recruiters, and collegiate coaches to understand better what it takes to help players reach their goal of competing at the collegiate level while finding the academic and athletic environment that best suits them. His 2026 graduating class has already committed five athletes to play college baseball, with the number expected to grow before the fall of 2026.
 
Before founding Empty The Tank Athletics, he served as the Business Development Office for the Baseball Center NYC, gathering and analyzing technical data while managing over multiple, high-volume accounts.
 
Additionally, Ali spent a season as the Promotions and Marketing Intern at the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Single-A minor league affiliate of the New York Mets, where he helped develop innovative marketing campaigns to drive fan engagement and boost ticket sales. During the season, he was part of the staff that received the Larry MacPhail Award, named in honor of the Hall of Famer, who was a baseball executive considered an innovator in the sport in the areas of marketing and promotion.
 
Ali attended the College of Mount Saint Vincent, where he was captain of the baseball team and a four-year officer of the Sports Business Club. As a member of the Dolphins, he made 53 appearances in relief while garnering four starts. He struck 66 batters in his four-year career and recorded a career-best five punchouts against Lehman back on April 18, 2017.

Ali graduated with a degree in Sports Management from Mount Saint Vincent in May of 2018.