Editing Dave Sax

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1958)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Dave Sax
| image =
| caption =
| position = [[Catcher]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|9|22}}
| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]], U.S.
| death_date =
| bats =Right
| throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate =September 1
| debutyear =1982
| debutteam =Los Angeles Dodgers
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate =April 26
| finalyear =1987
| finalteam =Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value =.267
| stat2label =[[Home run]]s
| stat2value =1
| stat3label =[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value =8
| teams =
*[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1982–1983)
*[[Boston Red Sox]] (1985–1987)
}} 
'''David John Sax''' (born September 22, 1958) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] player and the older brother of All-Star [[second baseman]] [[Steve Sax]]. He played as a [[catcher]] for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1982–83) and [[Boston Red Sox]] (1985–87) in his brief major league career. 

==Career==
His lone major league home run came against [[Jimmy Key]] in an important game against the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] on September 21, 1986. It helped the eventual [[American League East]] champion Red Sox defeat their rival 3-2 in a late season game.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198609210.shtml | title=Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score, September 21, 1986 }}</ref>

Sax also played winter ball with the [[Navegantes del Magallanes]] club of the [[Venezuelan Professional Baseball League|Venezuelan League]] in the 1983–84 season.<ref>[https://www.pelotabinaria.com.ve/beisbol/mostrar.php?ID=saxdav001 Pura Pelota]</ref> He later made a brief appearance for the [[Daytona Beach Explorers]] of the [[Senior Professional Baseball Association]] in 1991.<ref>[http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewAllSet.cfm/sid/10076/1991-Pacific-Senior-League The Trading Card Database]</ref>

==Personal life==
A nephew, [[Nick Sogard]], plays in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='He'll get his opportunity': Popular WooSox player Sogard gets called up to Boston Red Sox|url=https://www.thegardnernews.com/story/sports/mlb/woosox/2024/07/31/nick-sogard-boston-red-sox-call-up-promotion-major-leagues/74622847007/|access-date=July 31, 2024|website=thegardnernews.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Sources==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1958 births]]
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[[Category:Albuquerque Dukes players]]
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[[Category:Columbus Clippers players]]
[[Category:Daytona Beach Explorers players]]
[[Category:Lethbridge Dodgers players]]
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[[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players]]
[[Category:Major League Baseball catchers]]
[[Category:Navegantes del Magallanes players]]
[[Category:American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela]]
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