David Valle (; born October 30, 1960 in
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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
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^ a b c d e f "Dave Valle at Baseball Reference". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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^ "Dave Valle". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
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^ "1978 Major League Baseball Draft". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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^ a b "Dave Valle minor league statistics". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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^ 1990 American League Fielding Leaders at Baseball Reference
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^ 1993 American League Fielding Leaders at Baseball Reference
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^ April 22, 1993 Red Sox-Mariners box score at Baseball Reference
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^ Dave Valle Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
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Esperanza was founded in 1995 by Valle and his wife Victoria.[12] It is a Christian development organization focused on serving the most impoverished families in the Dominican Republic and Haiti through microfinance initiatives, healthcare, education and water. As of 2015, Esperanza has served over 200,000 people on the island of Hispaniola. [13]
Esperanza
Valle was named the manager of the Everett Aquasox the short season A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners for the 2014 season.[11]
Valle interviewed for the vacant Mariners Major League Managerial opening in November 2013.[9] The position was later filled by Lloyd McClendon.[10]
Managerial career
Valle was a color commentator for Seattle Mariners television and radio broadcasts from 1997 through 2013. Since 2007, he has co-hosted the postgame show on the Mariners' radio network. In 2009, he became one of the analysts on the MLB Network's MLB tonight show. In 2011, he began co-hosting the Mariner Pre and Post Game show on Root Sports.
Broadcasting career
In a 13-year career, Valle played in 970 games, accumulating 658 hits in 2775 at bats for a .237 career batting average along with 77 home runs and 350 runs batted in.[1] Valle was a good defensive catcher, ending his career with a .992 fielding percentage.[1]
Career statistics
Valle became a free agent after the 1993 season and signed a contract to play for the Boston Red Sox, who traded him later that same year to the Milwaukee Brewers.[8] 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.
He had his best season in 1993, hitting for a .258 batting average with 13 home runs and 63 runs batted in.[1] 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.[6] Valle also caught a no-hitter pitched by Chris Bosio on April 22, 1993.[7]
Valle led American League catchers in 1990 with a .997 fielding percentage, committing only two errors in 102 games.[5]
Valle was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] 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.[1][4] 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 1986 season.[4]
Major League career
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