| Marty Pevey | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Pevey as manager of theIowa Cubs in 2021 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: (1962-12-25)December 25, 1962 (age 62) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 16, 1989, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 29, 1989, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Marty Ashley Pevey (born December 25, 1962) is an American professionalbaseballmanager and formerMajor Leaguecatcher andcoach. He has been the manager of theChicago Cubs'Triple-A affiliate, theIowa Cubs of theInternational League, since2013.[1] Pevey stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg); he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
After playing collegiately for theGeorgia Southern Eagles, he was selected in the 19th round (474th overall) of the1982 Major League Baseball draft by theMinnesota Twins,[2] but he was released after only two months in the Rookie-levelAppalachian League. He resumed his pro career when theSt. Louis Cardinals signed him as afree agent the following season.
Pevey's playing career lasted for 13 seasons (through 1995, with the exception of 1990, which he missed with an injury). In his only Major League trial, he appeared in 13games played, 11 as a starting catcher, for the1989Montreal Expos. He had onedouble and onetriple among his nine big-leaguehits.[3]
As a manager, Pevey has worked at all levels ofminor league baseball, starting in theToronto Blue Jays' organization at the Rookie level (Medicine Hat Blue Jays), then moving up the ladder to "low" Class A (Hagerstown Suns), "high" Class A (Dunedin Blue Jays),Double-A (theEastern League'sNew Haven Ravens) and Triple-A (theInternational League'sSyracuse Sky Chiefs).
In 1999, Pevey served as bullpen coach on the major league staff of Toronto managerJim Fregosi. At the end of the2005 season, he returned to the MLB Jays when was named Toronto's first base coach, replacingErnie Whitt, who returned to the bench coach position after serving as both bench coach and first base coach for most of the season. Pevey coached third base for the Blue Jays in 2008 when he was fired along with managerJohn Gibbons (then in his first term as Toronto's pilot) on June 20, 2008.[4]
In 2009, he joined the Cubs'farm system as manager of the Class APeoria Chiefs, then worked for three seasons (2010–2012) as the Cubs' minor league catching coordinator. In 2013, his first as pilot of the Iowa Cubs, Pevey led them to a 66–78record and third place in their division. Through 13 minor league seasons, Pevey's teams have compiled an 864–829 (.510) mark. He is the third manager in Iowa Cubs history to serve three or more consecutive seasons as the club's manager[1] and, as of 2016, the fourth-winningest pilot in the franchise's 47-year history.[5]
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jaysbullpen coach 1999 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New Haven Ravensmanager 2003 | Succeeded by Franchise relocated |
| Preceded by | Syracuse SkyChiefsmanager 2004–2005 | Succeeded by Mike Basso |
| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jaysfirst base coach 2006–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jaysthird base coach 2008 April 1–June 19 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Iowa Cubsmanager 2013– | Succeeded by Incumbent |