Dave Martinez
American baseball player and manager (born 1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the manager for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs. He played in MLB for the Cubs, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Atlanta Braves from 1986 to 2001. Martinez had a .276 career batting average, 1,599 hits, 91 home runs, 795 runs scored, and 580 runs batted in.
| Dave Martinez | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Martinez with the Nationals in 2022 | |
| Washington Nationals – No. 4 | |
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: (1964-09-26) September 26, 1964 (age 59) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 15, 1986, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 2001, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .276 |
| Home runs | 91 |
| Runs batted in | 580 |
| Managerial record | 410–496 |
| Winning % | .453 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Martinez became the bench coach for the Rays in 2008, under manager Joe Maddon. When Maddon became manager of the Cubs after the 2014 season, Martinez joined him there as bench coach. The Nationals hired Martinez as their manager after the 2017 season, and he led the team to a 2019 World Series championship in his second season.