Dave Bush

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Dave Bush
Dave Bush 2009.jpg
Bush with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009
Boston Red Sox – No. 58
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1979-11-09) November 9, 1979 (age 41)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 2, 2004, for the Toronto Blue Jays
KBO: June 6, 2012, for the SK Wyverns
Last appearance
KBO: October 4, 2012, for the SK Wyverns
MLB: April 7, 2013, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Win–loss record56–69
Earned run average4.73
Strikeouts768
KBO statistics
Win–loss record4–6
Earned run average4.43
Strikeouts45
Teams

As coach

David Thomas Bush (born November 9, 1979) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The right-hander played in MLB (2004–2011; 2013) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers. Bush also played for the SK Wyverns of the KBO League in 2012.

Early life[]

Bush graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania[1] and played college baseball at Wake Forest University where he was a double major in psychology and sociology. In 2000 and 2001, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), where he posted a league-leading 11 saves in 2000 with an earned run average of 0.84, and returned in 2001 to post an ERA of 0.34. In 2011, Bush was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame.[2]

Playing career[]

Toronto Blue Jays[]

He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fourth round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign. The following year Bush was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 2002 draft. He spent 21⁄2 years in the Toronto farm system before his MLB debut on July 2, 2004, a starting assignment against the Montreal Expos.

Bush pitched two seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, compiling a 10–15 record and a 4.15 ERA.

Milwaukee Brewers[]

On December 7, 2005, he was traded along with Gabe Gross and Zach Jackson to the Milwaukee Brewers for first baseman Lyle Overbay and minor league pitcher Ty Taubenheim. He would spend the bulk of his career with the Brewers, appearing for them in 152 of his 211 career games pitched, including 144 starts, and winning 46 of 99 decisions.

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.[3]

Bush became a free agent after the 2010 season.

Texas Rangers[]

On January 30, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers as their long reliever. He was designated for assignment on July 1, 2011.[4] He was released on July 6.[5]

Chicago Cubs[]

He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on July 15.[6] 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.[7]

Philadelphia Phillies[]

On August 14, 2011, he 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.[8]

SK Wyverns[]

On June 6, 2012, it was announced that he signed with SK Wyverns of Korea Baseball Organization.[citation needed]

Toronto Blue Jays[]

Bush signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in December 2012. 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.[9] Bush was designated for assignment on April 8, 2013.[10] Bush cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.[11] He became a free agent on October 1.

Near no-hitters[]

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.[12]

All told, in 211 games pitched and 187 starts, Bush posted a 56–69 win-loss record, with six complete games and three shutouts. In 1,1441⁄3 innings pitched, he allowed 1,199 hits and 296 bases on balls with 768 strikeouts. A good control pitcher, he led the National League in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.37) in 2006.

Post-playing career[]

Bush at a baseball clinic at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne in 2016

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. On January 10, 2019, Bush was named minor league pitching coordinator (performance) for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.[13] He initially joined the Boston organization as a pitching development analyst after the 2016 season.[14] In 2019, he served as one of two pitching coordinators in Boston's minor league system, with veteran coach Ralph Treuel in charge of logistics.

On October 31, 2019, Bush was named the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dave Bush Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Former A's Mike Lowell and David Bush to Enter CCBL Hall of Fame". chathamanglers.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Fraley, Gerry (2011-07-01). "Rangers activate Hunter; designate Bush". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  5. ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Rangers Release Dave Bush". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  6. ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Cubs Sign Dave Bush". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  7. ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "Dave Bush Elects Free Agency". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. ^ Adams, Luke. "Phillies To Sign Dave Bush". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "Blue Jays send Jeffress to triple-A, recall Bush". April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  10. ^ Roy, Kieran (April 8, 2013). "Jays Claim 1B Mauro Gomez; DFA Dave Bush". Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "Dave Bush sent to Triple-A". April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  12. ^ McCalvy, Adam (April 23, 2009). "Another ex-Brewer thwarts Bush's no-no".
  13. ^ MLB.com (10 January 2019), "Red Sox Set Player Development, Minors Staffs"
  14. ^ Mastrodonato, Jason (26 November 2017), Dave Bush Brings Data, Deft Touch to Developing Pitchers for Red Sox. The Boston Herald
  15. ^ "Red Sox Announce Updates to Major League Coaching Staff". MLB.com. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

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