Delino DeShields
| Delino DeShields | |||
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DeShields managing the Dayton Dragons in 2011
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: January 15, 1969 Seaford, Delaware |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 1990, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 8, 2002, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 80 | ||
| Runs batted in | 561 | ||
| Stolen bases | 463 | ||
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Delino Lamont DeShields (born January 15, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player. He enjoyed a 13-year career as a second baseman, playing with five teams. He is currently the manager for the Louisville Bats in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
DeShields was born in Seaford, Delaware and played for Seaford High School. DeShields was to attend Villanova University where he would have played point guard on the basketball team; however, after being selected as the 12th overall pick in the 1987 MLB draft, he chose a career in baseball.
DeShields became the regular second baseman for the Montreal Expos in 1990, finishing in second place for the NL Rookie of the Year award. He suffered from a sophomore slump in 1991, but went on to post his two best years in 1992 and 1993, hitting .294 and averaging 45 stolen bases.
On November 19, 1993, DeShields was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for then-prospect Pedro Martínez. In retrospect, this is considered one of the worst trades in Dodgers history. DeShields hit a mediocre .241 during his three years in Los Angeles, while Martinez went on to win three Cy Young Awards and established himself amongst the greatest pitchers of all time.
In 1996, DeShields signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals, and later played with the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs. In 2001, he was the last out in Hideo Nomo's no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles.
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