David Valle is an American former professional baseball player.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,652 |
12 Facts About Dave Valle
2.
Dave Valle played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Texas Rangers from 1984 to 1996.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,653 |
4.
In 1995, Dave Valle founded Esperanza International, a microfinance organization that serves families in poverty in the Dominican Republic.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,655 |
5.
At age seventeen, Dave Valle was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the second round of the 1978 MLB draft.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,656 |
6.
Dave Valle led American League catchers in 1993 with 881 putouts, 57 baserunners caught stealing, a 7.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,657 |
7.
Dave Valle became a free agent after the 1993 season, and signed a one-year contract in late December with the Boston Red Sox, who traded him in June 1994 to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Tom Brunansky.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,658 |
8.
Rangers broadcaster Eric Nadel has credited Dave Valle for calling a players only meeting during that season that helped turn around their season when they were struggling.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,659 |
10.
Dave Valle was a color analyst for Seattle Mariners television and radio broadcasts from 1997 through 2013.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,661 |
11.
Dave Valle joined the Texas Rangers' announcing crew as an analyst for select Bally Sports Southwest telecasts in 2022.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,662 |
12.
Dave Valle interviewed for the vacant Mariners managerial opening in November 2013, ultimately filled by Lloyd McClendon.
| FactSnippet No. 1,924,663 |