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David Scott Berg (born September 3, 1970) is an American former professional baseball utility player and the current manager of the Arkansas Travelers, the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Berg played in six major league seasons with the Florida Marlins (1998-2001) and Toronto Blue Jays (2002-2004). A versatile utility-man in the purest sense, David Scott Berg was an adequate defensive player at all infield positions who also played some left and right field.

Career

Playing

A native of Roseville, California, Berg played college baseball at the University of Miami.[1] He was originally selected by the Florida Marlins in the 38th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He made his major league debut for the Marlins on April 2, 1998, becoming the lowest-ever draft pick by the franchise to reach the Majors.[3] He hit .313 in 1998.[3] Berg played for the Marlins for four seasons before signing with the Toronto Blue Jays prior to the 2002 season.[3] He spent the next three seasons with the Blue Jays.[3]

He retired from baseball in 2006.[4]

Coaching

After his playing days ended Berg became a coach, initially in the Marlins organization. In 2010 and 2011, Berg managed the Short-Season A Jamestown Jammers.[2] In 2012 and 2014 he managed the Low-A Greensboro Grasshoppers while 2013 was spent working as a Marlins minor league infield coordinator.[2] In 2015 and 2016, Berg was the skipper for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns.[2] He was the hitting coach for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainers in 2017 and 2018, affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.[2] In 2019 he managed their Low-A affiliate West Virginia Power.[2]

Prior to the 2020 season, Berg became the manager of the Double-A Arkansas Travelers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Daeschner, Trenton (21 January 2020). "Travs manager begins settling in". Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Mariners name Dave Berg Arkansas Travelers manager". KTHV. 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Suns name Dave Berg new manager". WJXT. 11 February 2015.
  4. ^ Wright, Patrick (26 February 2014). "Former Manager David Berg Returns To Grasshoppers". WFMY.

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