Dave Martinez

David "Dave" Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder. He is the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Cubs, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Atlanta Braves from 1986 to 2001. Martinez had a .276 career batting average, 1,599 hits, 91 home runs, 795 runs scored, and 580 runs batted in. Martinez became the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008, during which time he became a candidate for several managerial positions in MLB. After Rays' manager Joe Maddon became manager of the Cubs after the 2014 season, Martinez joined the Cubs as their bench coach. 2Early life Martinez was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Puerto Rican parents. He lived at East 93rd Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. At age 13, his family moved to Orlando, Florida, on the recommendation of an uncle. Martinez attended Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida. He played on the school's baseball team, which won the Five Star Conference championship in 198