Darren James Bush (born January 18, 1974) is an American

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former player and current

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. He is the bench coach for the

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(MLB) Bush has two kids, Wyatt and Maggie.

Career

Bush attended

Dunedin High School Dunedin High School is a high school in Dunedin, Florida, United States. It is operated by the Pinellas County School Board. The school mascot is Freddie the Falcon. The official school colors are red and white, though red and black have become ...

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, and Valdosta State University, where he played

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for the

Valdosta State Blazers The Valdosta State Blazers are the athletic programs of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. Valdosta State is an NCAA Division II member institution and has been a member of the Gulf South Conference since 1981. Facilities Bazemo ...

. A former

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and

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, he played in minor league baseball from 1996 through 2002, spending the first three seasons of his career in the

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Frontier League before playing in the San Diego Padres organization in 1999 and 2000, and the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

organization in 2001. He was named to the Frontier League's all-star team for its tenth anniversary. Bush managed in independent league baseball for the

Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox The Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox were a summer collegiate wood-bat baseball club based in Marysville, California, in the United States, that began as an independent professional team in 1995. They played their home games at Bryant Field, adjacent to E ...

of the Western Baseball League in 2002, the

Berkshire Black Bears The Berkshire Black Bears were a minor league baseball team in the independent Northeast League. The Berkshire Black Bears were one of many historical teams to have played in Wahconah Park, starting with the Pittsfield Electrics (1913–14) an ...

of the Northeast League in 2003, and the

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of the Northeast League in 2004. He joined the

, working in their minor league system as the hitting coach of the

Stockton Ports The Stockton Ports are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. They are located in Stockton, California, and are named for the city's seaport. The team plays its home games at Ba ...

of the Class A-Advanced

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, in 2005. He became Stockton's manager in 2007, and led them to the California League championship in 2008. He then managed the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA

Texas League The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...

in 2009 and 2010, leading them to the 2009 Texas League championship. He managed the

Sacramento River Cats The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to 2015, the River Cats were the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics for 15 yea ...

of the Class AAA

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, winning division titles in 2011 and 2012. The Athletics named Bush their bullpen coach prior to the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, hitting coach

Chili Davis Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from to for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–199 ...

left the Athletics to serve as hitting coach of the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

; the Athletics promoted Bush to replace Davis. He became the Athletics' third base coach for the 2022 season and their bench coach before the 2023 season.https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/A-s-set-2023-coaching-staff-name-Darren-Bush-17615984.php

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Darren 1974 births Living people Baseball coaches from Ohio Baseball players from Columbus, Ohio Clearwater Phillies players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball hitting coaches Minor league baseball coaches Minor league baseball managers Oakland Athletics coaches Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area Springfield Capitals players Valdosta State Blazers baseball players Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox players Zanesville Greys players