David Bruce Lundquist Jr. (born June 4, 1973) is an American baseball coach and former professional

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. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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in 1999 and pitched briefly for the

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in 2002 and 2003. As a coach, he was a bullpen coach for the

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and is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Triple-A

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Amateur career

Lundquist graduated from Carson High School in

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. He then attended the

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and Cochise Junior College.

Playing career

Chicago White Sox

The

drafted Lundquist in the fifth round of the 1993 MLB Draft. He began his professional career with the Rookie-Level

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in . He went 5-3 with a 3.14

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in 11 games, 10 of them starts. In Lundquist played for the Class-A

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of the

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. He went 13-10 with a 3.48 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 27 games, all starts. He also pitched two

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. Lundquist spent the season with the Class-A

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of the

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. In 18 starts, Lundquist went 8-4 with a 3.58 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 118

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. Lundquist pitched five

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and one shutout. The next season, , saw Lundquist a promotion to the Class-A Advanced

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but an injury had him demoted to the Rookie-Level Gulf Coast League White Sox. He went a combined 1-3 with a 4.65 ERA in eight games, all starts. In Lundquist played for the Class-A Advanced

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of the

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and the Double-A

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of the Southern League. Lundquist went a combined 3-1 with a 7.19 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 27 games, six starts. For the first time in his professional career, Lundquist pitched mainly in relief. Lundquist played the season at three different levels of the White Sox organization, playing for the Class-A Advanced Winston-Salem Warthogs, the Double-A Birmingham Barons and the Triple-A

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. He went a combined 5-1 with a 3.24 ERA in 51 games, all in relief. Lundquist finished the season with 12 saves, his first career season with any saves. Lundquist debuted in the majors in 1999. He started the season with the Triple-A

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of the

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where in three games, he gave up no runs. He made his first Major League appearance on April 6, against the

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giving up no runs in one inning. Lundquist pitched in 17 games with the White Sox by mid-June, with an 8.59 ERA in 22 innings, before the team waived him.

Aberdeen Arsenal

The

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claimed Lundquist off waivers on October 15, 1999. He was released by the Royals on March 29, before making an appearance. In 2000, Lundquist played for the

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of the independent

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. He went 4–3 with a 9.07 ERA in 21 games, all in relief.

San Diego Padres

Lundquist was signed by the San Diego Padres on February 8, . He spent the '01 season with the Triple-A

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of the

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. He went 4-7 with a 3.11 ERA in 50 games. Lundquist lead all Beavers relief pitchers in ERA and games pitched. He also pitched 17 games at the Major League level and went 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings. He was granted

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on October 15, 2001 but re-signed on October 22. Lundquist started the season with the Triple-A Portland Beavers where he went 1-4 with a 5.62 ERA in 30 games. His 21 saves lead all Beavers pitchers. Lundquist spent three games in the majors with the Padres, giving up five earned runs in 2 innings. The Padres released him on July 15, 2002.

Hiroshima Carp

Lundquist joined the

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before the 2003 season. He pitched in only 6 games in Japan, allowing 7 runs in innings.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Lundquist signed with the

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on February 9, and spent the 2004 season with the Class-A

and the Double-A

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. He went a combined 7–2 with a 3.40 ERA in 25 games. Lundquist did not make the major leagues and retired after the 2004 season.

Coaching career

Lundquist was a pitching coach in the Pirates' minor league system from 2005 to 2007 for the

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and Hickory Crawdads. He then joined the

organization in 2008, coaching for the

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, and

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. He was the pitching coach for the

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in 2018. In 2019, Lundquist became the assistant pitching coach of the Philadelphia Phillies in MLB. He became the team's bullpen coach in 2021, helping the team reach the

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. The Phillies did not retain Lundquist after the 2023 season. In 2024, Lundquist was named the assistant pitching coach for the

, the Triple-A affiliate of the

. He returned to Omaha in 2025.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lundquist, David 1973 births Living people Aberdeen Arsenal players Altoona Curve players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball coaches from Massachusetts Baseball players from Essex County, Massachusetts Birmingham Barons players Calgary Cannons players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Gulf Coast White Sox players Hickory Crawdads players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball pitching coaches Minor league baseball coaches People from Beverly, Massachusetts People from Carson City, Nevada Philadelphia Phillies coaches Portland Beavers players Prince William Cannons players San Diego Padres players South Bend Silver Hawks players UNLV Rebels baseball players Winston-Salem Warthogs players Cochise Apaches baseball players