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Bo Porter
Porter with the Astros in 2013
Outfielder / Coach / Manager
Born: (1972-07-05) July 5, 1972 (age 52)
Newark, New Jersey
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 9, 1999, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
August 7, 2001, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.214
Home runs2
Runs batted in8
Games managed300
Won–loss record110–190
Winning %.367
Teams
As Player

As Coach

As Manager

Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter (born July 5, 1972) is a former MLB player. He is also a coach who was most recently a special assistant to GM and former third base/outfield and base running coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Porter previously served as manager of the Houston Astros for two seasons until his termination on September 1, 2014. He was put in charge of running the 2018 Free Agent Spring Training Camp.

Early life

Porter was raised in Newark, New Jersey in the South Ward and is a graduate of Weequahic High School.[1] While in high school, Porter was an all-state performer in baseball, football and basketball.[2]

Porter attended the University of Iowa, and played both baseball and football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[3] He earned All-Big Ten Conference honors in both sports.[4]

Playing career

Porter was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 40th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.

In 1999, Porter made his major-league debut with the Cubs. Following the season, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 draft. After the 2000 season, he was selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers. He was granted free agency following the 2001 season, and he played the remainder of his career in the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies minor league systems.

Post-playing career

Early career

Porter served as the hitting coach for the Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2005 and manager of the Class A-Advanced Jamestown Jammers in 2006. Porter served as Florida Marlins' third base coach and outfield and baserunning instructor from 2007 to 2009.[5]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Porter became the Diamondbacks third base coach in 2010,[6] after he declined the Marlins' offer to remain with the organization.[7] Following the dismissal of manager A. J. Hinch and promotion of bench coach Kirk Gibson to interim manager in July 2010, Porter was promoted to bench coach.[5]

The Marlins interviewed Porter for their managing job in mid-2010, after they fired Fredi González.[8] Porter was fired by the Diamondbacks following the 2010 season.[9]

Washington Nationals

Porter was hired by the Washington Nationals on November 2, 2010 as their new third base coach taking over for Pat Listach. [10]

Porter was a finalist for the Florida Marlins & Pittsburgh Pirates Managerial positions after the 2010 season. The Marlins position eventually went to Florida's interim manager Edwin Rodríguez. While Porter accepted his position with the Nats before the Pirates finished their interview process.[11]

On September 6, 2012, Porter was involved in a benches-clearing incident during a game between the Nationals and the Chicago Cubs. Chicago bench coach Jamie Quirk was yelling, apparently at Porter, from inside the Cubs dugout, causing Porter to leave his position as third base coach and approach Quirk. Ultimately, both teams came out onto the field and Quirk was ejected by umpire Jerry Layne.[12]

Houston Astros

On September 27, 2012, Porter was announced as the new manager of the Houston Astros for the 2013 season. Porter is also the first Astros manager to manage the team in the American League.[13]

On September 1, 2014 Bo Porter was fired as the manager of the Houston Astros along with bench coach Dave Trembley (replaced by Adam Everett). Tom Lawless was named interim manager for the remaining month of the 2014 season.

Atlanta Braves

Porter at spring training in 2015

On October 3, 2014, the Atlanta Braves announced coaching changes for the 2015 season which included Bo Porter being hired as thirdbase coach, a position which also includes outfield and baserunning coaching responsibilities. After the 2016 season concluded Ron Washington replaced Porter as the Braves 3rd base coach, and Porter was named a special assistant to GM John Coppolella. [14]

Free Agent Camp

On February 9, 2018, it was announced that Porter had left the Braves and is currently running a camp for free agents.

Managerial record

As of games played on July 18, 2017
Team From To Regular season record Post–season record
G W L Win % G W L Win %
Houston Astros 2013 2014 300 110 190 .367 —
Total 300 110 190 .367 0 0 0 –
Ref.:[15]

Personal

Porter has lived in Houston, Texas, since 1996,[13] and founded and runs the Texas Hawkeyes select baseball team program.[citation needed] In January 2012, he founded The Bo Porter SELF Foundation[13] in Houston. SELF stands for Sports, Education, Life Skills, and Faith. Porter's wife, Stacey, was born in and grew up in Houston.[13] They have a son Bryce.[16]

References

  1. ^ Rob Carr/Getty Images (October 5, 2012). "D'Alessandro: Newark's Bo Porter hopes to help revive baseball in the city by succeeding as Astros manager". NJ.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  2. ^ McTaggart, Brian. "Hometown honors manager with 'Bo Porter Day'". MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Former Two-Sport Standout Bo Porter is Honorary Captain
  4. ^ Sullivan, Paul Francis. "Houston Astros Will Name Bo Porter as Their New Manager". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Arizona Diamondbacks name Bo Porter bench coach". Azcentral.com. April 5, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "Diamondbacks add Williams, Porter as coaches". NevadaAppeal.com. November 12, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "Florida Marlins: More coaching staff vacancies – Florida Marlins – Sun-Sentinel". Blogs.sun-sentinel.com. October 9, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. ^ Adam Berry. "Porter talks to Marlins about manager job | dbacks.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "Gibson signs 2-year deal; staff changes « Inside the D-backs". Taoofsteve.mlblogs.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Nationals name Porter third-base coach | nationals.com: News". Washington.nationals.mlb.com. May 24, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  11. ^ Josh Alper %BloggerTitle% (November 2, 2010). "Bo Porter Joins Nats Coaching Staff, Out of Running in Pittsburgh, Florida". Mlb.fanhouse.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  12. ^ Fiammetta, Mike. Cubs drop tense game in Washington. MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d Castillo, Jorge (April 4, 2014). "Astros manager Bo Porter, a Newark native, remains positive in his second season". The Star-Ledger. New Jersey On-Line LLC (NJ.com). Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  14. ^ http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-keeping-fredi-g-as-manager-hire-bo-porter-a/nhbWn/
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference managerial record was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "2014 Houston Astros Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved March 14, 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Florida Marlins Third base coach
2007–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Arizona Diamondbacks
Third base coach→bench coach
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Washington Nationals Third base coach
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlanta Braves Third base coach
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
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