Marc Stephen Bombard (born November 15, 1949, in

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) is an American

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and

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, and a former

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in minor league baseball. A manager in the minors for 28 years, he spent three seasons in the Major Leagues as the third-base coach of the

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in 1996 and first-base coach of the

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in 2005–06. During his active career, Bombard pitched in the Cincinnati organization from 1971 to 1977. A left-hander, he was listed as tall and . At one point, his roommate was

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. In 1978, he became a minor league manager and coach for the Reds. After short careers in the

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organizations (and manager of the minor league

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in 1992), he returned to the Reds as manager of the minor league

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from 1993 to 1995. In 1996, Bombard served as the Reds' third base coach under skipper

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. He joined the Phillies' organization the following year and managed the

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of the

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for eight seasons, and was named the league's

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for 2002. He became Phillies first base coach in 2005. Bombard was let go by the Phillies following the 2006 season.Notes: Phillies fire three coaches; man files complaint against Detroit's Rogers
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manager and

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infielder

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. Bombard was named the manager of the

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on December 3, 2008. The Express are the Triple A minor league affiliate of the

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. He managed the Express for the next two seasons. He spent 2016 and 2017 as manager of one of the

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. Bombard was elected to the

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in 2015. Bombard was elected to the Florida State League Hall of Fame in 2016.

References

External links

Coach's page
from

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