David Bruce Lundquist Jr. (born June 4, 1973) is an American former

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and current bullpen coach for the

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(MLB). During his big league playing career, Lundquist pitched for the

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and

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. Lundquist attended the

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and was drafted by the White Sox in the fifth round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in 1999.

Amateur career

Lundquist was born in

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. He attended and pitched for the

Professional career

Chicago White Sox

Lundquist began his professional career with the Rookie-Level

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in . He went 5-3 with a 3.14

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in 11 games, 10 starts. In Lundquist played for the Class-A

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of the

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. He went 13-10 with a 3.48 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 27 games, all starts. He also pitched two

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. Lundquist spent the season with the Class-A

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of the

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. In 18 starts, Lundquist went 8-4 with a 3.58 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 118

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. Lundquist pitched five

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and one shutout. The next season, , saw Lundquist a promotion to the Class-A Advanced

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but an injury had him demoted to the Rookie-Level Gulf Coast League White Sox. He went a combined 1-3 with a 4.65 ERA in eight games, all starts. In Lundquist played for the Class-A Advanced

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of the

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and the Double-A

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of the Southern League. Lundquist went a combined 3-1 with a 7.19 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 27 games, six starts. For the first time in his professional career, Lundquist pitched mainly in

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. Lundquist played the season at three different levels of the White Sox organization, playing for the Class-A Advanced Winston-Salem Warthogs, the Double-A Birmingham Barons and the Triple-A

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. He went a combined 5-1 with a 3.24 ERA in 51 games, all in relief. Lundquist finished the season with 12 saves, his first career season with any saves. saw Lundquist his first taste of the Major Leagues. He started the season with the Triple-A

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of the

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where in three games, he gave up no runs. He made his first Major League appearance on April 6, against the

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giving up no runs in one inning. Lundquist was soon placed on waivers after 17 games.

Kansas City Royals and Aberdeen Arsenal

Lundquist was claimed of waivers by the

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on October 15, 1999. He was released by the Royals on March 29, before making an appearance. In 2000 Lundquist played for the Independent

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of the Atlantic League. He went 4-3 with a 9.07 ERA in 21 games, all in relief.

San Diego Padres

Lundquist was signed by the San Diego Padres on February 8, . He spent the '01 season with the Triple-A

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of the

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. He went 4-7 with a 3.11 ERA in 50 games. Lundquist lead all Beavers relief pitchers in ERA and games pitched. He also pitched 17 games at the Major League level and went 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings. He was granted

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on October 15, 2001 but re-signed on October 22. In Lundquist started the season with the Triple-A Portland Beavers where he went 1-4 with a 5.62 ERA in 30 games. His 21 saves lead all Beavers pitchers. Lundquist spent three games with the Padres at the Major League level giving up five

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in just 2 innings. He was released on July 15, 2002.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Lundquist signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 9, and spent the '04 season with the Class-A Hickory Crawdads and the Double-A

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. He went a combined 7-2 with a 3.40 ERA in 25 games. Lundquist failed to make it to the Major Leagues and retired after the 2004 season.

Coaching career

Lundquist was the pitching coach for the

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for the 2018 season. In 2019, he is the assistant pitching coach of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundquist, David 1973 births Living people Aberdeen Arsenal players Altoona Curve players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball coaches from Massachusetts Baseball players from Massachusetts Birmingham Barons players Calgary Cannons players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Gulf Coast White Sox players Hickory Crawdads players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball pitching coaches Minor league baseball coaches People from Beverly, Massachusetts People from Carson City, Nevada Philadelphia Phillies coaches Portland Beavers players Prince William Cannons players San Diego Padres players South Bend Silver Hawks players UNLV Rebels baseball players Winston-Salem Warthogs players Cochise Apaches baseball players