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David Valle (; born October 30, 1960 in Bayside, New York) is an American former professional baseball player and current manager of the Seattle Mariners short-season Class A minor league affiliate Everett Aquasox.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dave Valle at Baseball Reference )〕 He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Texas Rangers from to .〔 He attended Holy Cross High School in Flushing,NY. In 1995, Valle founded Esperanza International, a microfinance-plus organization that serves families in poverty in the Dominican Republic. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Dave Valle )〕 ==Major League career== Valle was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1978 Major League Baseball Draft )〕 He played in the minor leagues for seven seasons before making his major league debut with the Mariners on September 7, 1984 at the age of 23.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dave Valle minor league statistics )〕 For the next two seasons, Valle split his playing time with the Mariners and the Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League, producing a .312 batting average with 21 home runs and 71 runs batted in with Calgary during the season.〔 Valle led American League catchers in 1990 with a .997 fielding percentage, committing only two errors in 102 games.〔(1990 American League Fielding Leaders at Baseball Reference )〕 He had his best season in 1993, hitting for a .258 batting average with 13 home runs and 63 runs batted in.〔 He also led American League catchers in 1993 with 881 putouts, 57 baserunners caught stealing, a 7.05 range factor, finished second to Mike Stanley with a .995 fielding percentage, and finished third in assists behind Pat Borders and Iván Rodríguez.〔(1993 American League Fielding Leaders at Baseball Reference )〕 Valle also caught a no-hitter pitched by Chris Bosio on April 22, 1993.〔(April 22, 1993 Red Sox-Mariners box score at Baseball Reference )〕 Valle became a free agent after the season and signed a contract to play for the Boston Red Sox, who traded him later that same year to the Milwaukee Brewers.〔(Dave Valle Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac )〕 He then signed with the Texas Rangers in 1995, serving as a reserve catcher to Iván Rodríguez, before retiring in 1997 while with the Atlanta Braves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Valle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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