David Ross

David Ross is the embodiment of baseball's underappreciated craft. A 190 cm catcher out of Bainbridge, Georgia, he lasted fifteen MLB seasons not as a slugger but as the cerebral handler pitchers trusted to steer a game. That he went on to manage the Chicago Cubs confirms what teammates clearly sensed: a leader who reads the room and steadies everyone around him. I've always valued the catcher's invisible influence over the box-score glory, and Ross, affectionately known as Grandpa Rossy, represents that selfless, game-shaping intelligence better than almost anyone of his era.

Name (English)

David Ross

Name (Japanese)

デビッド・ロス

Reading

でびっど・ろす

Born

March 19, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

Origin

Bainbridge, Georgia, United States

Height

190 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Auburn University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Ross%20(baseball)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018729

Tags

• Georgia
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-20

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