Dave Martinez
| Dave Martinez | |||
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| Chicago Cubs – No. 4 | |||
| Outfielder / Bench coach | |||
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Born: September 26, 1964 Brooklyn, New York |
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| 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 | ||
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David "Dave" Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder. He is the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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.
Martinez became the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008, during which time he became a candidate for several managerial positions in MLB. After Rays' manager Joe Maddon became manager of the Cubs after the 2014 season, Martinez joined the Cubs as their bench coach.
Martinez was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Puerto Rican parents. He lived at East 93rd Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. At age 13, his family moved to Orlando, Florida, on the recommendation of an uncle.
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