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This article profiles Dave Martinez, the Washington Nationals manager who led the team to a World Series championship in 2019. Born in Brooklyn in 1964, Martinez had a 16-year MLB playing career spanning ten teams, including the Cubs, Expos, and Braves, where he compiled a .276 career batting average with 1,599 hits. After retirement, he became a coach with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2007 and later followed Joe Maddon to the Chicago Cubs, where he won a World Series as bench coach in 2016. Martinez got his managerial opportunity with Washington in 2017, and despite a rocky 19-31 start in 2019, led the Nationals to an improbable World Series title. The article highlights his career path, managerial style, and ongoing leadership with the Nationals through recent seasons.
April 26, 2025
