Iván DeJesús, Jr.
| Iván De Jesús Jr. | |||
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DeJesús with the Cincinnati Reds in 2016
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| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 12 | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: May 1, 1987 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 2011, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics (through September 26, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .235 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 53 | ||
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Iván De Jesús Álvarez Jr. (born May 1, 1987) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. Born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, he went to high school at American Military Academy of Guaynabo and was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers' in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. DeJesus Jr. is the son of former major leaguer Iván DeJesús and a former major league batboy.
His MLB debut with the Dodgers occurred early in the 2011 Major League Baseball season. He has since split time between the Major Leagues and various Triple-A affiliates, earning Triple-A All-Star recognition in 2014. He did not play in Major League Baseball in 2013 or 2014, but was recalled to the majors in 2015 with the Reds to replace the injured Marlon Byrd.
In 1987, he was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He went to high school at American Military Academy of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. When his father was hitting coach for the Houston Astros organization, he served as batboy. DeJesus Jr. was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2nd selection and 51st overall selection of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
In 2005, he split time between the GCL Dodgers of the Gulf Coast League and the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer Baseball League. He has played with the Columbus Catfish of the South Atlantic League in 2006 and with the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino of the California League in 2007. He spent the 2008 season with the Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League. He was selected to play for the South Division of the Southern League All-star game, but he instead played in the 2008 All-Star Futures Game. He ended 2008 with a 23-game hitting streak. He finished second in the Southern League with 76 walks and tied for third with 150 hits. He was selected to the Baseball America Minor League All-Star Second Team as a second baseman. DeJesús was named 2008 minor league player of the year for the Dodgers organization. DeJesús had been the Dodgers' sixth highest rated prospect and best defensive infielder prior to 2007. He was listed as the #12 Dodger prospect prior to 2008 by Scout.com and #13 by Baseball America.
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