born september american professional baseball coach outfielder bench coach mlb played mlb cubs montreal cincinnati reds san_francisco_giants chicago_white_sox tampa bay devil rays texas_rangers career batting average hits home runs runs scored runs batted bench coach time candidate managerial positions mlb rays manager manager cubs season joined cubs bench coach early life born brooklyn new_york puerto rican parents lived east street lexington avenue manhattan age family moved orlando florida recommendation uncle attended florida played school baseball team won star conference championship enrolled played college baseball professional career chicago_cubs selected january phase major_league_baseball draft signed played geneva cubs class short season new_york class midwest league began season received promotion salem spirits class advanced league led batting average second place finishers batted began season cubs promoted major leagues time june served injury replacement batting average optioned minor leagues august cubs major league roster splitting time center field batted games struggled season batting mid june july traded exchange finished batting average stolen bases platoon player montreal batted right handed pitchers sat left handed pitchers roster played games hitting lost competition center field job injured nixon center field batted home runs games batted season traded cincinnati_reds sought replacement reds competed starting job spring training played cincinnati established reds starting center fielder declared free agency season signed san_francisco_giants year contract seasons suffered torn limited games hit lowest average seasons giants waived october held average home runs runs batted rbi signed year contract chicago_white_sox season received limited playing time manager replaced saw increase playing time signed year million contract seasons spent season backup fellow backup batted set career highs home runs rbi signed year contract expansion rays worth million option season million addition desire play florida rays additions recorded hit tampa history contract option season recorded bat season batting games season devil rays needed improve pitching staff traded cubs cash june cubs traded texas_rangers team trade sent florida cubs august rangers traded player named later sent rangers complete trade playing mlb teams season tied record previous players play mlb teams season later achieved feat toronto filled injured contended american_league wild card teams batting average home runs runs batted rbis games signed year contract covering seasons valued approximately million batted half season second half late year diagnosed chronic appeared mlb postseason time career played braves defeated national league championship series braves lost returned braves missed entire season injured right knee spring training announced retirement games played career batting average hits home runs runs scored rbi coaching career worked spring training instructor october hired bench coach rays bench coach charge defensive positioning worked rays players interviewed managerial positions toronto offseason cleveland_indians offseason interviewed managerial position hired season considered managerial position went porter offseason interviewed cubs managerial position went managerial position went rays manager opted contract season rays sought feedback players manage team endorsed interviewed position rays finalists announced intention leave rays december hired serve bench coach cubs personal life resides florida suburb wife lisa children david lisa originally chicago met stint cubs attended played school soccer team
Dave Martinez