David Charles Brundage (born October 6, 1964 in

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) is an American

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. In , Brundage spent his first season as manager of the

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, Triple-A affiliate of the

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. His debut season with Sacramento, his first in the Giants' organization, marked Brundage's 12th consecutive season as a manager at the Triple-A level and 20th year as a skipper in the

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. Previously, he spent four seasons (2013–16) at the helm of the

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in the

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' organization. He led the 2016 IronPigs to an 85–58 record, the second-best mark in Triple-A. Brundage attended McKay High School in

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, and

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. He was selected by the Phillies in the fourth round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft but never reached the

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(MLB). Primarily an

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—although he appeared in 39 games as a

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—his playing career lasted for eight seasons in the Philadelphia and

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' organizations. He had been traded along with Glenn Wilson and Mike Jackson from the Phillies to the Mariners for Phil Bradley and

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at the

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on December 9, 1987.Newhan, Ross. "Mariners Trade With Orioles, Phillies," ''Los Angeles Times'', Thursday, December 10, 1987.
Retrieved December 5, 2021 He batted .275 with 683 hits and compiled a 1–5 won/lost mark on the mound with an

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/ref> Brundage threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed . His managerial career began in the Seattle organization in 1995 in the

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, but he has spent much of his career at higher levels of the minors, including six years at Double-A with Seattle affiliates in the Southern and Texas leagues, and 11 seasons at Triple-A with the

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(2006), Richmond/Gwinnett Braves (2007–12), and the IronPigs. His 2007 Richmond team won the International League championship. He also was Tacoma's batting coach from 1998–2000. His 19-season win–loss record as a manager through 2016 was 1,371–1,315 (.510).

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External links

Gwinnett Braves' official biography
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