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David DeJesus 
Free agent Left Field Born: December 20, 1979 Bats: Left Throws: Left MLB debut September 2, 2003 for the Kansas City Royals Career statistics
(through 2011 Season)Batting average .284 Home runs 71 Runs batted in 436 Teams - Kansas City Royals (2003–2010)
- Oakland Athletics (2011)
David Christopher DeJesus (
/dəˈheɪsuːs/; born December 20, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Major League Baseball outfielder.Contents
Career
DeJesus was raised in Manalapan Township, New Jersey,[1] and played high school baseball at Manalapan High School.[2] He was drafted out of high school by the New York Mets in the 43rd round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. DeJesus did not sign with the Mets, opting instead to attend Rutgers University. Three years later, he was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals (2003-2010)
DeJesus made his Major League debut on September 2, 2003. After Carlos Beltrán was traded to the Houston Astros in 2004, DeJesus became the starting center fielder for the Royals. He finished sixth in the 2004 Rookie of the Year voting. On March 9, 2006, DeJesus signed a five-year, $13.8 million dollar contract extension with the Royals through 2010, with a club option for the 2011 season.[3] On June 15, 2008, De Jesus hit the first grand slam of his career. This prompted the game caller to remark, "He smashed the living DeJesus out of that ball!"[4]
In 2010, DeJesus was in threat of being traded along with his fellow starting Outfielders, Scott Podsednik and José Guillén, who were both traded. David, on the other hand, tore a tendon on his right thumb. He was placed on the 15 day DL, which in case he had season ending surgery.[5] DeJesus was hoping to return to the team in September, but instead was moved to the 60-Day DL.[6] He finished the season batting .318 with 5 home runs and 37 RBIs in 352 at bats.
On October 2, 2010, the Royals picked up his $6 million club option for 2011.
Oakland Athletics
On November 11, 2010 DeJesus was traded to the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Vin Mazzaro and minor league pitcher Justin Marks.
References
- ^ DeJesus: Baseball beginnings, Major League Baseball, October 28, 2003. Accessed February 20, 2008. "My name is David DeJesus. I was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Manalapan, New Jersey."
- ^ David DeJesus player profile, Kansas City Royals. Accessed July 19, 2007. "Full name is David Christopher DeJesus...graduated from Manalapan (N.J.) High in 1997"
- ^ Kaegel, Dick (2006-03-09). "Notes: DeJesus inks long-term deal Contract runs gh 2010 with club option for 2011". MLB.com. http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060309&content_id=1341624&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "De Jesús y Posada producen en grande" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2008-06-17. http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/accion_deportiva/de_jesus_y_posada_producen_en_grande/201040.
- ^ David DeJesus's injury report from ESPN.com.
- ^ DeJesus's ESPN Profile
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Brooklyn
- Kansas City Royals players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Baseball players from New York
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- People from Manalapan Township, New Jersey
- Puerto Rican baseball players
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball players
- Rutgers University alumni
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Omaha Royals players
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