Marty Ashley Pevey (born December 25, 1962) is an American professional baseball manager and former Major League catcher and coach. He has been the manager of the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs of the International League, since 2013.[1] Pevey stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg); he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
| Marty Pevey | |
|---|---|
 Pevey as manager of the Iowa Cubs in 2021 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: December 25, 1962 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 16, 1989, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 29, 1989, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Playing career
editAfter playing collegiately for the Georgia Southern Eagles, he was selected in the 19th round (474th overall) of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins,[2] but he was released after only two months in the Rookie-level Appalachian League. He resumed his pro career when the St. Louis Cardinals signed him as a free agent the following season.
Pevey's playing career lasted for 13 seasons (through 1995, with the exception of 1990, which he missed with an injury). In his only Major League trial, he appeared in 13 games played, 11 as a starting catcher, for the 1989 Montreal Expos. He had one double and one triple among his nine big-league hits.[3]
Managerial career
editAs a manager, Pevey has worked at all levels of minor league baseball, starting in the Toronto Blue Jays' organization at the Rookie level (Medicine Hat Blue Jays), then moving up the ladder to "low" Class A (Hagerstown Suns), "high" Class A (Dunedin Blue Jays), Double-A (the Eastern League's New Haven Ravens) and Triple-A (the International League's Syracuse Sky Chiefs).
In 1999, Pevey served as bullpen coach on the major league staff of Toronto manager Jim Fregosi. At the end of the 2005 season, he returned to the MLB Jays when was named Toronto's first base coach, replacing Ernie Whitt, who returned to the bench coach position after serving as both bench coach and first base coach for most of the season. Pevey coached third base for the Blue Jays in 2008 when he was fired along with manager John Gibbons (then in his first term as Toronto's pilot) on June 20, 2008.[4]
In 2009, he joined the Cubs' farm system as manager of the Class A Peoria Chiefs, then worked for three seasons (2010–2012) as the Cubs' minor league catching coordinator. In 2013, his first as pilot of the Iowa Cubs, Pevey led them to a 66–78 record and third place in their division. Through 13 minor league seasons, Pevey's teams have compiled an 864–829 (.510) mark. He is the third manager in Iowa Cubs history to serve three or more consecutive seasons as the club's manager[1] and, as of 2016, the fourth-winningest pilot in the franchise's 47-year history.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "I-Cubs retain Pevey as skipper for 2015". Minor League Baseball. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "19th Round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Marty Pevey Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Jays fire Gibbons, bring back Cito Gaston". ESPN. Associated Press. June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ "Pevey Set to Skipper Iowa Cubs Again in '16". Iowa Cubs. Minor League Baseball. December 17, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or The Baseball Gauge, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jays bullpen coach 1999 |
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| Preceded by | New Haven Ravens manager 2003 |
Succeeded by Franchise relocated
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| Preceded by | Syracuse SkyChiefs manager 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Mike Basso
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| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jays first base coach 2006–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jays third base coach 2008 April 1–June 19 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Iowa Cubs manager 2013– |
Succeeded by Incumbent
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