Bob Melvin

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Robert Paul Melvin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
School University of California, Cañada College
High School Menlo-Atherton High School
Debut May 25, 1985
Final Game August 6, 1994
Born October 28, 1961 in Palo Alto, CA USA

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As a player, Bob Melvin was best known for his spells as a strong defensive catcher with the San Francisco Giants and the Baltimore Orioles.

After his playing career ended, Melvin spent some time as a scout and worked in the Milwaukee Brewers front office before moving to the dugout. He was a Brewers coach in 1999, and then followed skipper Phil Garner to the Detroit Tigers in 2000. He was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks coaching staff the next two seasons before taking over as Seattle Mariners manager after the 2002 season. After two years at the helm of the Mariners, he joined the Arizona Diamondbacks as their skipper after the 2004 season. He was taking over a team that had lost 108 games as the veterans who had contributed to Arizona's World Series title in 2001 had retired or left, with the team's farm sytem too barren to replace them adequately. Melvin set out to rebuild the team and in 2007, he led a young Diamondbacks team to a NL West Division title as well as the best record in the National League, a remarkable feat considering that his team allowed more runs than it scored over the season.