David Thomas Bush
(born November 9, 1979) is an American
professional baseball
coach
and former
pitcher
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Toronto Blue Jays
,
Milwaukee Brewers
, and
Texas Rangers
, and in the
KBO League
for the
SK Wyverns
.
Dave Bush
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Bush with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
1979-11-09
)
November 9, 1979
(age?44)
Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Batted:
Right
Threw:
Right
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MLB:
July 2,?2004,?for the?Toronto Blue Jays
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KBO:
June 6,?2012,?for the?SK Wyverns
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KBO:
October 4,?2012,?for the?SK Wyverns
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MLB:
April 7,?2013,?for the?Toronto Blue Jays
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Win?loss record
| 56?69
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Earned run average
| 4.73
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Strikeouts
| 768
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Win?loss record
| 4?6
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Earned run average
| 4.43
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Strikeouts
| 45
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From 2020 to 2023, Bush was the
pitching coach
for the
Boston Red Sox
.
On August 11, 2010, in a game against the
Arizona Diamondbacks
, Bush became the third player in Major League history to allow four straight
home runs
(
Paul Foytack
and
Chase Wright
were the others). Bush was touched for consecutive solo blasts by
Adam LaRoche
,
Miguel Montero
,
Mark Reynolds
and
Stephen Drew
.
[5]
On January 30, 2011, Bush signed a minor league contract with the
Texas Rangers
as their long reliever. He was designated for assignment on July 1, 2011.
[6]
He was released on July 6.
[7]
Bush signed a minor league contract with the
Chicago Cubs
on July 15.
[8]
He opted out of his contract on August 11, after appearing in five games for the Triple-A
Iowa Cubs
, recording a 6.14 ERA.
[9]
Philadelphia Phillies
edit
On August 14, 2011, Bush signed a minor league contract with the
Philadelphia Phillies
. On June 5, 2012, Bush opted out of that contract to pitch for the SK Wyverns of the KBO.
[10]
Bush started the 2013 season with the Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons
, but the Blue Jays brought him up on April 6 when
Jeremy Jeffress
was designated for assignment.
[11]
Bush was designated for assignment on April 8, 2013.
[12]
Bush cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.
[13]
On three instances in Bush's career, he flirted with a
no-hitter
, taking it beyond seven complete innings. The first was on July 20, 2004, while pitching with the Blue Jays in only his third major-league starting appearance. He pitched
7
+
1
?
3
innings against the
Oakland A's
until
Damian Miller
, his future teammate with the Brewers, singled against him. In Milwaukee, Bush's next opportunity came against his former team, Toronto, on June 19, 2008.
Lyle Overbay
, the man Bush was traded for, led off the eighth inning with a triple to end the bid. In an April 23, 2009 game against the
Philadelphia Phillies
, he once again took the no-hit bid
7
+
1
?
3
innings before giving up a
home run
to
Matt Stairs
.
[14]
Bush began working in private business in
Bridgton, Maine
, in 2011, but he remained in baseball as a coach at
Bridgton Academy
. He joined
MLB International
as an envoy-coach in March 2015, serving for two years as a pitching coach with national teams from China and South Africa, then joined the Red Sox late in 2016 as a pitching development analyst..
[15]
On January 10, 2019, Bush was named minor league pitching coordinator (performance) for the
Boston Red Sox
of
Major League Baseball
.
[16]
On October 31, 2019, Bush was named the
pitching coach
for the
Boston Red Sox
.
[17]
He was fired by the Red Sox on October 9, 2023.
[18]
- ^
"Dave Bush Stats"
. Baseball Almanac
. Retrieved
November 15,
2012
.
- ^
"2000 Chatham As"
. thebaseballcube.com
. Retrieved
September 23,
2021
.
- ^
"2001 Chatham As"
. thebaseballcube.com
. Retrieved
September 23,
2021
.
- ^
"Former A's Mike Lowell and David Bush to Enter CCBL Hall of Fame"
. chathamanglers.com
. Retrieved
August 2,
2019
.
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"Diamondbacks hit major league record-tying four straight homers in win"
.
ESPN
. August 12, 2010.
Archived
from the original on May 18, 2021
. Retrieved
May 26,
2021
.
- ^
Fraley, Gerry (2011-07-01).
"Rangers activate Hunter; designate Bush"
.
The Dallas Morning News
. Archived from
the original
on 2011-10-03
. Retrieved
2011-07-02
.
- ^
Nicholson-Smith, Ben (6 July 2011).
"Rangers Release Dave Bush"
.
MLBTradeRumors.com
. Retrieved
6 July
2011
.
- ^
Nicholson-Smith, Ben (15 July 2011).
"Cubs Sign Dave Bush"
.
MLBTradeRumors.com
. Retrieved
15 July
2011
.
- ^
Nicholson-Smith, Ben (11 August 2011).
"Dave Bush Elects Free Agency"
.
MLBTradeRumors.com
. Retrieved
12 August
2011
.
- ^
Adams, Luke (14 August 2011).
"Phillies To Sign Dave Bush"
.
MLBTradeRumors.com
. Retrieved
August 14,
2011
.
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"Blue Jays send Jeffress to triple-A, recall Bush"
. April 6, 2013
. Retrieved
April 6,
2013
.
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Roy, Kieran (April 8, 2013).
"Jays Claim 1B Mauro Gomez; DFA Dave Bush"
. Retrieved
April 8,
2013
.
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"Dave Bush sent to Triple-A"
. April 9, 2013. Archived from
the original
on October 4, 2013
. Retrieved
April 9,
2013
.
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McCalvy, Adam (April 23, 2009).
"Another ex-Brewer thwarts Bush's no-no"
.
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Mastrodonato, Jason (26 November 2017),
Dave Bush Brings Data, Deft Touch to Developing Pitchers for Red Sox.
The Boston Herald
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MLB.com (10 January 2019), "Red Sox Set Player Development, Minors Staffs"
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"Red Sox Announce Updates to Major League Coaching Staff"
.
MLB.com
. October 31, 2019
. Retrieved
October 31,
2019
.
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Axisa, Mike (October 9, 2023).
"Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush amid sweeping offseason makeover, per report"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
October 9,
2023
.
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