Dave Sax

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Dave Sax

| image =

| caption =

| position = Catcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|22}}

| birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| bats =Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =September 1

| debutyear =1982

| debutteam =Los Angeles Dodgers

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =April 26

| finalyear =1987

| finalteam =Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value =.267

| stat2label =Home runs

| stat2value =1

| stat3label =Runs batted in

| stat3value =8

| teams =

Los Angeles Dodgers (1982–1983)
Boston Red Sox (1985–1987)

}}

David John Sax (born September 22, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball player and the older brother of All-Star second baseman Steve Sax. He played as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1982–83) and Boston Red Sox (1985–87) in his brief major league career.

Career

His lone major league home run came against Jimmy Key in an important game against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 21, 1986. It helped the eventual American League East champion Red Sox defeat their rival 3-2 in a late season game.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198609210.shtml | title=Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score, September 21, 1986 }}

Sax also played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan League in the 1983–84 season.[https://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=saxdav001 Pura Pelota] He later made a brief appearance for the Daytona Beach Explorers of the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1991.[http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewAllSet.cfm/sid/10076/1991-Pacific-Senior-League The Trading Card Database]

Personal life

Dave Sax is the brother of former Major League Baseball player Steve Sax, who also played for the Dodgers from 1981 to 1988.

His son, David Sax Jr. was seen on an episode of Intervention in 2015 and passed away in July 2023.

A nephew, Nick Sogard, plays in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox.{{Cite web|title='He'll get his opportunity': Popular WooSox player Sogard gets called up to Boston Red Sox|url=https://www.thegardnernews.com/story/sports/mlb/woosox/2024/07/31/nick-sogard-boston-red-sox-call-up-promotion-major-leagues/74622847007/|access-date=July 31, 2024|website=thegardnernews.com|language=en}}