David Howard (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1967
Place of Birth: Sarasota, Florida, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About David Howard (baseball)
- David Wayne Howard (born February 26, 1967), is an American professional baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player.
- He was a utilityman who played in the majors from 1991 through 1999 for the Kansas City Royals (1991–97) and St.
- Louis Cardinals (1998–99).
- Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) and 175 lb.
- (80 kg), he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
- His father, pitcher Bruce Howard, played in the big leagues during the 1960s. Howard attended the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota.
- He was able to play all infield and outfield positions, and had the ability to serve as emergency pitcher.
- His most productive offensive season came in 1996, when he posted career highs in games (143), runs (51), hits (92), extrabases (23) and RBI (48), while hitting a .243 batting average.
- On June 10th, 1997, in the 5th inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels, Howard hit a long fly ball over the head of Jim Edmonds.
- Edmonds would make a spectacular over-the-shoulder diving catch to rob Howard of extra bases.
- The catch is considered one of the greatest catches in MLB history.
- In a nine-season career, Howard was a .229 hitter (362-for-1,583) with 11 home runs and 148 RBI in 645 total games, including 169 runs, 57 doubles, 14 triples, and 23 stolen bases.
- In the field, Howard most frequently played shortstop (361 games), second base (142) and the outfield (66). Howard began his coaching career in the New York Mets' farm system in 2001.
- In 2004, he joined the Boston Red Sox as a minor league instructor before becoming a scout.
- He moved into their front office at the close of the 2007 season, spending 2008–09 as special assistant to Boston general manager Theo Epstein.
- In 2010 he succeeded Rob Leary as the Red Sox' field coordinator of minor league instruction and served in that role through 2018.
- He was named special assignment scout by the Chicago Cubs in 2019, reuniting him with Epstein.
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