Derek Dietrich
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Dietrich with the Miami Marlins
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: July 18, 1989 Cleveland, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 8, 2013, for the Miami Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 30, 2017) |
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| Batting average | .248 | ||
| Home runs | 34 | ||
| Runs batted in | 127 | ||
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Derek Richard Dietrich (born July 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on May 8, 2013. Prior to playing professionally, Dietrich starred at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio and played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. While primarily a second baseman, he has also played left field and third base for the Marlins.
Dietrich attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the top high school players in the country, he took part in the East Coast Professional Baseball Showcase and the AFLAC All-American game while he was a senior.
The Houston Astros selected Dietrich with their first selection, with the 111th overall selection in the third round, of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. Dietrich opted not to sign, instead choosing to attend Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's co-player of the week from March 23–28, 2010. He also played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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