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2001 Hall of Famer.
Comes with a letter of authenticity.
Même s’il n’y avait pas d’équipe à son école secondaire et qu’il ne jouait que 12 parties par saison à son adolescence, Dave McKay a attiré l’attention des recruteurs. Après avoir reçu des bourses d’études du Collège Columbia Basin Junior et de l’Université Creighton, le jeune canadien a signé un contrat avec les Twins du Minnesota le 20 juin 1971.
After being called up by the Twins in August 1975, he homered in his first big league at bat (the only Canadian to do so). McKay would spend another partial season with the Twins, before being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1976 expansion draft. The switch-hitting infielder was the only Canadian on the field in the Jays? first game on April 7, 1977. Despite the snow falling at Exhibition Stadium, McKay had two hits and drove in the winning run in a 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
McKay?s playing career would finish with three seasons in Oakland, before accepting a coaching position with the A?s. When Tony La Russa was named the A?s manager in 1986, McKay was retained as a coach.
He worked on La Russa?s staff for more than two decades, and moved with the renowned skipper to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996. One of the game?s hardest working coaches, McKay owns three World Series rings, securing one in 1989 with Oakland and two with St. Louis (2006, 2011).
Lorsque LaRussa a pris sa retraite, McKay a été embauché par les Cubs de Chicago en 2012 comme instructeur au premier but. Il a récemment joint les rangs des Diamondbacks de l’Arizona.
