Dave Martinez

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Dave Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 4
Bench Coach
Born: (1964-09-26) September 26, 1964 Brooklyn, New York
Batted: 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
As player 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) As coach Tampa Bay Rays (2008–present)

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.

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, 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. 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.

Personal

Martinez resides in the Tampa Bay area with wife Lisa and four children - Josh, Jagger, Dalton, and Angelica.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

v t e Tampa Bay Rays current roster

Active roster	1 Sean Rodriguez 3 Evan Longoria 5 Brandon Guyer 7 David DeJesus 8 Desmond Jennings 9 Wil Myers 10 Logan Forsythe 11 Yunel Escobar 13 Heath Bell 14 David Price 18 Ben Zobrist 20 Matt Joyce 21 James Loney 22 Chris Archer 23 Jake Odorizzi 24 Ryan Hanigan 26 Brad Boxberger 27 Cesar Ramos 28 José Molina 29 Tim Beckham 30 Vince Belnome 31 Mike Montgomery 34 C. J. Riefenhauser 36 Hak-Ju Lee 37 Álex Colomé 38 Jeff Beliveau 39 Kevin Kiermaier 45 Enny Romero 46 Juan Carlos Oviedo 47 Brandon Gomes 49 Kirby Yates 50 Grant Balfour 51 Felipe Rivero 52 Josh Lueke 53 Alex Cobb 55 Matt Moore 57 Jake McGee 58 Jeremy Hellickson 59 José Lobatón 62 Joel Peralta

Coaching staff	Manager 70 Joe Maddon Bench 4 Dave Martinez First base 25 George Hendrick Third base 6 Tom Foley Hitting 17 Derek Shelton Pitching 48 Jim Hickey Bullpen 46 Stan Boroski Bullpen catcher 77 Scott Cursi Coach 64 Don Zimmer

Persondata
Name	Martinez, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 26, 1964
Place of birth
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