| Dave Bush | |
|---|---|
 Bush with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009 | |
| Texas Rangers – No. 85 | |
| Pitcher /Coach | |
| Born: (1979-11-09)November 9, 1979 (age 46) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
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 record | 56–69 |
| Earned run average | 4.73 |
| Strikeouts | 768 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–6 |
| Earned run average | 4.43 |
| Strikeouts | 45 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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As coach
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David Thomas Bush (born November 9, 1979) is an American professionalbaseballcoach and formerpitcher who is the current assistant pitching coach for theTexas Rangers. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theToronto Blue Jays,Milwaukee Brewers, andTexas Rangers, as well as in theKBO League for theSK Wyverns.
From 2020 to 2023, Bush was thepitching coach for theBoston Red Sox.
Bush graduated fromConestoga High School inBerwyn, Pennsylvania[1] and played college baseball atWake Forest University where he was a double major in psychology and sociology. In 2000 and 2001, he playedcollegiate summer baseball for theChatham A's of theCape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), where he posted a league-leading 11saves in 2000 with anearned run average of 0.84, and returned in 2001 to post an ERA of 0.34. In 2011, Bush was inducted into theCCBL Hall of Fame.[2][3][4]
On August 11, 2010, in a game against theArizona Diamondbacks, Bush became the third player in Major League history to allow four straighthome runs (Paul Foytack andChase Wright were the others). Bush was touched for consecutive solo blasts byAdam LaRoche,Miguel Montero,Mark Reynolds andStephen Drew.[5]
On January 30, 2011, Bush signed a minor league contract with theTexas Rangers as their long reliever. He was designated for assignment on July 1, 2011.[6] He was released on July 6.[7]
Bush signed a minor league contract with theChicago Cubs on July 15.[8] He opted out of his contract on August 11, after appearing in five games for the Triple-AIowa Cubs, recording a 6.14 ERA.[9]
On August 14, 2011, Bush signed a minor league contract with thePhiladelphia Phillies. On June 5, 2012, Bush opted out of that contract to pitch for the SK Wyverns of the KBO.[10]
Bush started the 2013 season with the Triple-ABuffalo Bisons, but the Blue Jays brought him up on April 6 whenJeremy Jeffress was designated for assignment.[11] Bush was designated for assignment on April 8, 2013.[12] Bush cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.[13]
On three instances in Bush's career, he flirted with ano-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 pitched7+1⁄3 innings against theOakland A's untilDamian 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 thePhiladelphia Phillies, he once again took the no-hit bid7+1⁄3 innings before giving up ahome run toMatt Stairs.[14]
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Bush began working in private business inBridgton, Maine, in 2011, but he remained in baseball as a coach atBridgton Academy. He joinedMLB 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.[15] On January 10, 2019, Bush was named minor league pitching coordinator (performance) for theBoston Red Sox ofMajor League Baseball.[16]
On October 31, 2019, Bush was named thepitching coach for theBoston Red Sox.[17] He was fired by the Red Sox on October 9, 2023.[18]
After being let go as by Boston in 2023, Bush was hired in January 2024 as the director of pitching strategy for theTexas Rangers.[19]
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