Darren James Bush (born January 18, 1974) is an American professional baseball former player and current coach.
[1] A former outfielder and catcher, he played in minor league baseball from 1996 through 2002, spending the first three seasons of his career in the independent Frontier League before playing in the San Diego Padres organization in 1999 and 2000, and the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2001.
He managed the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, winning division titles in 2011 and 2012.
[5] The Athletics named Bush their bullpen coach prior to the 2013 season.
[6] After the 2014 season, hitting coach Chili Davis left the Athletics to serve as hitting coach of the Boston Red Sox; the Athletics promoted Bush to replace Davis.