Ted Lyle Simmons is a retired American catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1968-80), Milwaukee Brewers (1981-85) and Atlanta Braves (1986-88). Simmons (nicknamed "Simba") was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was the bench coach for the Brewers until September 15, 2008, when he was re-assigned to another position within the organization. On November 3, 2008 he left the Brewers and was hired by the San Diego Padres as their bench coach.



