Dave Valle
| Dave Valle | |
|---|---|
Valle with the Seattle Mariners c. 1987 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: October 30, 1960 Bayside, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 1984, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1996, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .237 |
| Home runs | 77 |
| Runs batted in | 350 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
David Valle (/ˈvæli/; born October 30, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Texas Rangers from 1984 to 1996. He attended Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York. In 1995, Valle founded Esperanza International, a microfinance organization that serves families in poverty in the Dominican Republic. He's been an on air analyst for MLB Network since 2009, including appearing on MLB Now and MLB Tonight.