Sacramento, CA born David John Sax is a former Major League Baseball player and the older brother of All-Star second baseman Steve Sax. He played as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1982–83) and Boston Red Sox (1985–87) in his brief major league career.

Perpetually underused, shortly after Dave announced his retirement, two commentators echoed sentiments offered by Steve Sax shortly before Dave’s final game in the majors. “It seems like Dave wasn’t ever in the right place at the right time,” said Norm Marks, his old coach in high school.

“I thought he was a much better catcher than some people thought in the Red Sox organization,” said Walt Hriniak, Boston’s batting and first-base coach during 1986 and 1987. “Sometimes it’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes that line is very thin."

Twenty years later, Dave Sax was spending his time as a dairy distributor. He and Patsy were living near Sacramento, across the street from brother Steve, close as always.

(excerpted from SABR, BR Bullpen, and Wikipedia)