Steven Lewis Montgomery (born December 25, 1970) is an American professional

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and former

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who is currently the

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for the

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of the

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. He played for the

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in , and

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in . A 1999 single in his only at-bat left Montgomery with a rare MLB career

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of 1.000. He was traded along with Adam Eaton and

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from the

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to the

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for

Andy Ashby Andrew Jason Ashby (born July 11, 1967) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Dod ...

on November 10, 1999."Padres Send Ashby To Philly," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Thursday, November 11, 1999.
Retrieved January 16, 2023. In 2014, Montgomery was hired as the manager of the

, an

team from

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa, Plymouth counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, fo ...

. He has surpassed over 400 career wins with the team.

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