Dave Edler

{{short description|American baseball player and politician (born 1956)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| image = Dave Edler - Seattle Mariners - 1981.jpg

| caption = Edler in 1981

| name = Dave Edler

| position = Third baseman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|8|5}}

| birth_place = Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 4

| debutyear = 1980

| debutteam = Seattle Mariners

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = June 9

| finalyear = 1983

| finalteam = Seattle Mariners

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .216

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 6

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 36

| teams =

Seattle Mariners ({{Baseball year|1980}}–{{Baseball year|1983}})

}}

David Delmar Edler (born August 5, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Edler played third base for the Seattle Mariners from {{mlby|1980}}–{{mlby|1983}}.

Edler attended Washington State University, where he played college baseball for the Cougars from 1976–1978.{{cite web |title=Washington State University Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/washington_state_university_baseball_players.shtml |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812200714/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/washington_state_university_baseball_players.shtml |archivedate=August 12, 2004 |accessdate=December 16, 2012 |work=Baseball Almanac}} He was selected by the Mariners in the 21st round (520th overall) of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web |title=21st Round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1978&draft_round=21&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} Edler made his major league debut for the Mariners on September 4, 1980 against the Boston Red Sox, finishing the game 0-for-4 in Seattle's 7–4 win.{{Cite web |date=September 4, 1980 |title=Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: September 4, 1980 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198009040.shtml |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

After his playing career, Edler served as a Yakima city council member from 2003 to 2006,{{Cite web |last=Talamo |first=Lex |date=December 1, 2019 |title=Former city officials have mixed opinions on strong mayor proposal |url=https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/former-city-officials-have-mixed-opinions-on-strong-mayor-proposal/article_295b9657-fbc5-5e41-8356-11a9aa9bbcdc.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201142826/https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/former-city-officials-have-mixed-opinions-on-strong-mayor-proposal/article_295b9657-fbc5-5e41-8356-11a9aa9bbcdc.html |archive-date=December 1, 2019 |access-date=December 30, 2019 |website=Yakima Herald-Republic |language=en}} and as mayor of Yakima, Washington from 2006 to 2010.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Past Mayors |url=https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/past-mayors/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230010934/https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/past-mayors/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |access-date=December 30, 2019 |website=City of Yakima |language=en-US}}