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Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter (born July 5, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and bench coach. He is currently the third base coach for the Washington Nationals.
Porter was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 40th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Iowa.
In 1999, Porter made his major league debut with the Cubs. Following the season, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 draft. After the 2000 season, he was selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers. He was granted free agency following the 2001 season, and he played the remainder of his career in the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies minor league systems.
Porter served as the hitting coach for the Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2005 and manager of the Class A-Advanced Jamestown Jammers in 2006. After that, he served as Florida Marlins' third base coach and outfield and baserunning instructor from 2007 to 2009.
Porter became the Diamondbacks third base coach in 2010, after he declined the Marlins' offer to remain with the organization. Following the dismissal of manager A. J. Hinch and promotion of bench coach Kirk Gibson to interim manager in July 2010, Porter was promoted to bench coach.
Bo Porter - "Saddle Up & Ride"
BO PORTER - SHE LIKES LIVIN' IN TEXAS (BalconyTV)
HOU@OAK: Porter is ejected in the eighth inning
"Let me be your man" Bo Porter & band
Bo Porter - I Was Born Like This
Bo Porter - Bury Me On Sunday
Bo Porter - An Outlaw Afternoon in Luckenbach
Bo Porter - Saddle Up and Ride
Astros Manager/UI Alum Bo Porter Speaks to Iowa Baseball Team
BOS@HOU: Porter ejected after disputing strikeout
Bo Porter Excited To Be Braves Third Base Coach
Bo Porter--"It Don't Matter"
Stacy and Bo Porter SELF Foundation visit Revere Middle School
"Mexican Lettuce" by Bo Porter