| Bo Porter | |
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Porter as third base coach for the Washington Nationals in 2011. |
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| Washington Nationals – No. 16 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: July 5, 1972 Newark, New Jersey |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 9, 1999 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 7, 2001 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Teams | |
Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter (born July 5, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and bench coach. He is currently the third base coach for the Washington Nationals.
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Porter was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 40th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Iowa.
In 1999, Porter made his major league debut with the Cubs. Following the season, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 draft. After the 2000 season, he was selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers. He was granted free agency following the 2001 season, and he played the remainder of his career in the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies minor league systems.
Porter served as the hitting coach for the Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2005 and manager of the Class A-Advanced Jamestown Jammers in 2006. After that, he served as Florida Marlins' third base coach and outfield and baserunning instructor from 2007 to 2009.[1]
Porter became the Diamondbacks third base coach in 2010,[2] after he declined the Marlins' offer to remain with the organization.[3] Following the dismissal of manager A. J. Hinch and promotion of bench coach Kirk Gibson to interim manager in July 2010, Porter was promoted to bench coach.[1]
The Marlins interviewed Porter for their managing job in mid-2010, after they fired Fredi González.[4] Porter was fired by the Diamondbacks following the 2010 season.[5]
Porter was hired by the Washington Nationals on November 2, 2010 as their new third base coach taking over for Pat Listach. [6]
Porter was a finalist for the Florida Marlins & Pittsburgh Pirates Managerial positions after the 2010 season. The Marlins position eventually went to Florida's interim manager Edwin Rodriguez. While Porter accepted his position with the Nats before the Pirates finished their interview process.[7]
Porter currently lives in Houston, Texas, and founded and runs the Texas Hawkeyes select baseball team program.
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