Dave McKay (baseball)
David Lawrence McKay (born March 14, 1950) is a Canadian professional baseball coach and former second baseman and third baseman who is the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics, and has previously coached for the Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs. He is the father of former catcher Cody McKay. He is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, elected in the Class of 2001. He was inducted into the Columbia Basin College Hall of Fame in January 2012. Playing career Minnesota Twins (1975–76) McKay signed as an amateur free agent with the Minnesota Twins on June 20, 1971, and worked his way through the Twins minor league organization, making his Major League debut on August 22, 1975, hitting a home run in his first at-bat against Vern Ruhle of the Detroit Tigers in an 8–4 victory. McKay appeared in 35 games with the Twins, hitting .256 with two home runs and 16 runs batted in. He spent the majority of the 1976 season in the minor leagues, though did appear in 45 games with Minnesota, batting