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Dave Martinez Outfielder Born: September 26, 1964
Brooklyn, New YorkBatted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut June 15, 1986 for the Chicago Cubs Last MLB appearance October 7, 2001 for the Atlanta Braves Career statistics Batting average .276 Home runs 91 Runs batted in 580 Teams - Chicago Cubs (1986–1988)
- Montreal Expos (1988–1991)
- Cincinnati Reds (1992)
- San Francisco Giants (1993–1994)
- Chicago White Sox (1995–1997)
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2000)
- Chicago Cubs (2000)
- Texas Rangers (2000)
- Toronto Blue Jays (2000)
- Atlanta Braves (2001)
David Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1986 to 2001. He is currently the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Career
After playing high school baseball in Orlando, FL, Martinez attended Valencia Community College in Orlando during the fall of 1982, where he was drafted in the January phase of the MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs. After several years in the minors, he made his major league debut in 1986. In 1988, amid rumors that he was sleeping with the wife of teammate Ryne Sandberg, Martinez was traded to the Montreal Expos.[1][2] Over the next decade, he established himself as one of the better defensive outfielders in the game. He was among the league leaders in assists, range factor, and fielding percentage several times.
Martinez is one of only a handful of players to play for four major league teams in the same season.(See July 30, 2004 in baseball) This happened in 2000, when he played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (from opening day till May 12), the Chicago Cubs (from May 12 to June 9), the Texas Rangers (from June 9 until August 4), and finally the Toronto Blue Jays (from August 4 through the end of the season). He never played in a postseason series until his final year in the majors, when the Atlanta Braves reached the NLCS.
On October 11, 2007, he was hired by the Tampa Bay Rays to be their bench coach.
Martinez resides in the Tampa Bay area with wife Lisa and four children - Josh, Jagger, Dalton, and Angelica.
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References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Tampa Bay Rays current roster Active roster 1 Sean Rodriguez | 2 B. J. Upton | 3 Evan Longoria | 5 Sam Fuld | 8 Desmond Jennings | 9 Elliot Johnson | 10 Kelly Shoppach | 11 Casey Kotchman | 14 David Price | 15 Reid Brignac | 16 Justin Ruggiano | 18 Ben Zobrist | 20 Matt Joyce | 21 Andy Sonnanstine | 22 Johnny Damon | 24 Dan Johnson | 27 Cesar Ramos | 28 John Jaso | 30 Brandon Guyer | 31 José Lobatón | 33 James Shields | 34 Jeff Niemann | 35 Christopher Archer | 37 Juan Cruz | 38 Robinson Chirinos | 40 Wade Davis | 41 Nevin Ashley | 43 Kyle Farnsworth | 44 Matt Bush | 45 Russ Canzler | 47 Brandon Gomes | 49 Dane De La Rosa | 50 Albert Suarez | 53 Alex Cobb | 55 Matt Moore | 56 Alexander Torres | 57 Jake McGee | 58 Jeremy Hellickson | 62 Joel Peralta | 74 J. P. Howell
Inactive roster Disabled list Coaching staff Manager 70 Joe Maddon | Bench Coach 4 Dave Martinez | 1st Base Coach 25 George Hendrick | 3rd Base Coach 6 Tom Foley | Hitting Coach 17 Derek Shelton | Pitching Coach 48 Jim Hickey | Bullpen Coach 7 Bobby Ramos | Bullpen Catcher 77 Scott Cursi | Coach 46 Stan Boroski | Coach -- Don Zimmer
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