Vice President, Scouting
David Finley is in his eighth season as the Dodgers’ Vice President, Scouting. Prior to joining the Dodgers, he spent 13 seasons in the Red Sox organization and rose up the organizational ranks to become Boston’s director, player personnel during his final three seasons with the club. Finley was also a special assistant to the general manager with Boston after joining the organization as its West Coast crosschecker prior to the 2002 season and then spending five years as the Red Sox’s national crosschecker from 2005-09. He earned Red Sox Scout of the Year honors in 2007.
He previously worked as an area scout for the Padres (1991-94) and Marlins (1995-2001).
Finley played college baseball at UC Riverside and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2018. Drafted by Oakland in 1987, he played two seasons as an infielder in the A’s system.
Finley resides in San Diego with his wife, Tricia, and is a proud father to two daughters, Brooke and Brittany, a son-in-law Alex and a son, Drew, who was a pitcher in the Dodgers’ organization and now coaches at Louisiana State University.