Dave Bush

{{short description|American baseball player & coach (born 1979)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Dave Bush

|image=Dave Bush 2009.jpg

|image_size=250px

|caption=Bush with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009

|position=Pitcher / Coach

|team=Texas Rangers

|number=85

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|11|9}}

|birth_place=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague=MLB

|debutdate=July 2

|debutyear=2004

|debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays

|debut2league=KBO

|debut2date=June 6

|debut2year=2012

|debut2team=SK Wyverns

|finalleague=KBO

|finaldate=October 4

|finalyear=2012

|finalteam=SK Wyverns

|final2league=MLB

|final2date=April 7

|final2year=2013

|final2team=Toronto Blue Jays

|statleague=MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=56–69

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.73

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=768

|stat2league=KBO

|stat21label=Win–loss record

|stat21value=4–6

|stat22label=Earned run average

|stat22value=4.43

|stat23label=Strikeouts

|stat23value=45

|teams=

Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2005}})
Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2010}})
Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2011}})
SK Wyverns ({{by|2012}})
Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2013}})

As coach

Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2020}}–{{mlby|2023}})
Texas Rangers ({{mlby|2025}}–present)

}}

David Thomas Bush (born November 9, 1979) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher who is the current assistant pitching coach for the Texas Rangers. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Texas Rangers, as well as in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns.

From 2020 to 2023, Bush was the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox.

Early life

Bush graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bushda01|title=Dave Bush Stats|publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date= November 15, 2012}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2000&T=Chatham_As |title=2000 Chatham As |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2001&T=Chatham_As |title=2001 Chatham As |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chathamanglers.com/index.cfm?base=28&articleID=472 |title=Former A's Mike Lowell and David Bush to Enter CCBL Hall of Fame |publisher=chathamanglers.com |access-date=August 2, 2019}}

Playing career

=Milwaukee Brewers=

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.{{cite web |title=Diamondbacks hit major league record-tying four straight homers in win |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300811108 |work=ESPN |date=August 12, 2010 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518190313/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300811108 |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |url-status=dead}}

=Texas Rangers=

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.{{cite news |url=http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/rangers-activate-hunter-design.html |title=Rangers activate Hunter; designate Bush |last=Fraley |first=Gerry |date=2011-07-01 |work=The Dallas Morning News |access-date=2011-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003152640/http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/rangers-activate-hunter-design.html |archive-date=2011-10-03}} He was released on July 6.{{cite web|last=Nicholson-Smith|first=Ben|title=Rangers Release Dave Bush|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/rangers-release-dave-bush-.html|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=6 July 2011 |access-date=6 July 2011}}

=Chicago Cubs=

Bush signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on July 15.{{cite web|last=Nicholson-Smith|first=Ben|title=Cubs Sign Dave Bush|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/cubs-sign-dave-bush.html|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=15 July 2011 |access-date=15 July 2011}} 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.{{cite web|last=Nicholson-Smith|first=Ben|title=Dave Bush Elects Free Agency|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/dave-bush-elects-free-agency.html|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=11 August 2011 |access-date=12 August 2011}}

=Philadelphia Phillies=

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.{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Luke|title=Phillies To Sign Dave Bush|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/08/phillies-to-sign-dave-bush.html|work=MLBTradeRumors.com|date=14 August 2011 |access-date=August 14, 2011}}

=Toronto Blue Jays=

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-send-jeffress-to-triple-a-recall-bush/|title=Blue Jays send Jeffress to triple-A, recall Bush|date=April 6, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2013}} Bush was designated for assignment on April 8, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://bluejaysway.com/2013/04/08/jays-claim-1b-mauro-gomez-dfa-dave-bush/|title=Jays Claim 1B Mauro Gomez; DFA Dave Bush|last=Roy|first=Kieran|date=April 8, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2013}} Bush cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Dave_Bush/2785651/dave-bush-sent-to-triple-a |title=Dave Bush sent to Triple-A |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232907/http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Dave_Bush/2785651/dave-bush-sent-to-triple-a |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}

=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 {{frac|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 {{frac|7|1|3}} innings before giving up a home run to Matt Stairs.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090423&content_id=4399888&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=ml0|title=Another ex-Brewer thwarts Bush's no-no|author=McCalvy, Adam |date=April 23, 2009}}

Post-playing career

File:Dave Bush (27941865723) (cropped).jpg 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.[https://www.bostonherald.com/2017/11/26/mastrodonato-dave-bush-brings-data-deft-touch-to-job-developing-pitchers-for-red-sox/ Mastrodonato, Jason (26 November 2017), Dave Bush Brings Data, Deft Touch to Developing Pitchers for Red Sox.] The Boston Herald On January 10, 2019, Bush was named minor league pitching coordinator (performance) for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.[https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/red-sox-set-player-development-minors-staffs/c-302572950 MLB.com (10 January 2019), "Red Sox Set Player Development, Minors Staffs"]

On October 31, 2019, Bush was named the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-red-sox-announce-updates-to-major-league-coaching-staff|title=Red Sox Announce Updates to Major League Coaching Staff|website=MLB.com|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2019}} He was fired by the Red Sox on October 9, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/red-sox-fire-pitching-coach-dave-bush-amid-sweeping-offseason-makeover-per-report/|title=Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush amid sweeping offseason makeover, per report|last=Axisa|first=Mike|work=cbssports.com|date=October 9, 2023|accessdate=October 9, 2023}}

After being let go as by Boston in 2023, Bush was hired in January 2024 as the director of pitching strategy for the Texas Rangers.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-hire-dave-bush-ex-red-sox-coach|title=Pitcher from 2011 AL title team joins Rangers' staff

|website=MLB.com|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=January 4, 2024}}

References

External links

{{baseballstats |mlb=433657 |espn=6020 |br=b/bushda01 |fangraphs=4635 |brm=bush--002dav}}

[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bushda01 Dave Bush] at Baseball Almanac
[http://eng.koreabaseball.com/teams/playerinfopitcher/summary.aspx?pcode=62833 Career statistics and player information] from the KBO League

{{succession box|title=Boston Red Sox pitching coach|years=2020–2023|before=Dana LeVangie|after=Andrew Bailey}}

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