Donald Ross McCormack (born September 18, 1955) is a former professional baseball player and coach. He was a fourth round draft pick (75th overall) in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft, by the

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out of

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. On September 30, 1980, the 25-year-old McCormack made his major league debut with the Phillies. However, he would end up playing only 5 games total in the majors (in 1980 and 1981 with the Phillies), while spending most of nine years playing in the minor leagues in the Philadelphia and

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farm systems. McCormack went on to manage the

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(AA Eastern League) and is currently the

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of the Long Island Ducks ( Atlantic League). In September 2005, McCormack reached a milestone, posting his 800th win as a manager. The Ducks' manager position was taken over by

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, a former major league pitcher, on November 28, 2006.

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later took his place. As a result of this transition, McCormack became the team's bench coach.

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