page_title: David Ross (baseball)
section_title: Atlanta Braves
hierarchical_section_title: David Ross (baseball) / Playing career / Atlanta Braves
caption_attribution_description: Atlanta Braves catcher David Ross at Dodger Stadium, 2012
context_page_description: David Wade Ross is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. He played for 15 years in MLB.
  Ross played college baseball for Auburn University and the University of Florida and participated in two College World Series. He started his major league career playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002 and also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs. Ross won the World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2013 and the Chicago Cubs in 2016. The Cubs named him their manager prior to the 2020 season.
context_section_description: The Atlanta Braves signed Ross to a two-year, $3 million deal on December 5, 2008.
  In 2009, Ross hit .273 in 54 games. On July 27, 2010, he signed a two-year extension to stay with the Braves through 2012. He managed to hit a career high .289 for the Braves in 59 games in 2010.
  Ross was the Atlanta Braves secondary catcher behind Brian McCann for his four seasons with the Braves. His hot start in the 2011 season (hitting .333 after starting 7 games, with 3 home runs) highlighted his strengths, as Ross has always been known as a strong defensive catcher (in 2009, he committed one error in 52 games). Ross hit the first ever home run in the Wild Card Game when the new playoff format was introduced in 2012.
caption: Ross with the Atlanta Braves in 2012
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