Charles Lorenzo Bundy (born November 6, 1959) is a former Minor League Baseball player and current manager of the

Winston-Salem Dash The Winston-Salem Dash are a Minor League Baseball team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They are a High-A team in the South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Chicago White Sox since 1997. The Dash began playing their home games a ...

, the High-A

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affiliate. He has held

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coaching positions with the Colorado Rockies,

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and Miami Marlins.

Playing career

He attended

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

, where he was a standout

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and ranks second on the school's all-time home run list. Bundy was drafted by the

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in the 22nd round of the 1977 MLB draft but did not sign. After college he signed with the Texas Rangers as an

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and also spent time in the Pittsburgh Pirates and

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systems. He played eight seasons in the minor leagues and the

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, finishing with a career

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of .318 with 135

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s and 535

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Coaching career

He retired as a player after the 1989 season and became a manager in the

farm system, with the

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in 1990 and then in the

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with the Sumter Flyers and Albany Polecats. In 1993–1994 he managed the

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in the

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. Bundy moved to the

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system in 1995 as the hitting coach for the

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in the Florida State League. He was promoted to manager of the Manatees for the 1997 season. In 1998, the Marlins made him the minor league outfield and baserunning coach for their whole farm system. In 1999 he was hired as the Bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies Major League team under manager

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. When Leyland left the team after the season, Bundy became the Rockies minor league outfield and baserunning coach for 2000–2001. In 2002, he joined the

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of the International League as hitting coach for 2002, before holding the same position in 2003 with the

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of the

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. The Diablos led the league with a .282 batting average that season. In 2004, he was hired by the

as the hitting coach for the

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, a position he held through 2006. The Sidewinders led the PCL with a .289 batting average and 844 runs scored in 2006, and captured the PCL and Triple-AAA Championships. He also briefly served as interim bench coach for the Diamondbacks during the second half of the 2004 season after manager

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and most of his staff were abruptly fired. In 2007, he joined the

organization as the Manager of the AAA Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League, a role he maintained in 2008. Bundy returned to the Diamondbacks in 2009 as first base coach under manager

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. After Melvin was fired, Bundy returned to the Dodgers system as manager of the Arizona League Dodgers in 2010 and then he became manager of the

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from 2011–2013 and was named Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year in 2012. On November 11, 2013, he was named the new third base coach of the Dodgers. He was removed from that position on August 17, 2015, but remained on the staff as an outfield coach for the rest of the season. He has also managed in the

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(1991–present), winning three championships throughout the course of his coaching career: one with the

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during the 1999–2000 season, another with

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during the 2006–2007 season, and his most recent with

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during the 2008-2009 season. He has also twice been named Manager of the Year. On December 4, 2015, he was announced as the new outfield and baserunning coach for the Miami Marlins. Following the 2017 season, it was revealed that Bundy would not return in his role with the team. Bundy was named manager of the

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for the 2018 season. On August 15, 2018, Bundy was announced as the new manager of the Tomateros de Culiacan of the

for the 2018-19 season. However, he was fired after an 8–10 start to the season. In November 2018, he was named new manager for the Generales de Durango of the

for the 2019 season. He was fired on May 20, 2019, following a 15–24 start to the season. He later joined the

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as their bench coach. Later in 2019, he returned to manage the

Mayos de Navojoa The Mayos de Navojoa ( en, Navojoa Mayos) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League based in Navojoa, Sonora. They have been champions of the league twice. The first time was for the 1978–79 season, with Rickey Henderson ...

of the

. On January 6, 2020, Bundy was named the manager of the

Binghamton Rumble Ponies The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are an American Minor League Baseball team based in Binghamton, New York. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets major-league club. The Rumble Ponies play in Mirab ...

, the Double-A

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affiliate. However, the 2020 season was eventually canceled due to the

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. Bundy returned as manager of the Rumble Ponies in 2021, posting a 47–60 record. On February 2, 2022, Bundy was announced as new manager of the

, the High-A

affiliate.

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