Bo Porter
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Porter with the Astros in 2013
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| Outfielder / Coach / Manager | |||
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Born: July 5, 1972 Newark, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 9, 1999, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
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| August 7, 2001, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .214 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||
| Games managed | 300 | ||
| Won–loss record | 110-190 | ||
| Winning % | .367 | ||
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Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter (born July 5, 1972) is a current 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.
Porter was raised in Newark, New Jersey in the South Ward and is a graduate of Weequahic High School. While in high school, Porter was an all-state performer in baseball, football and basketball.
Porter attended the University of Iowa, and played both baseball and football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He earned All-Big Ten Conference honors in both sports.
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.
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.
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