Mark DeRosa

DeRosa with the Toronto Blue Jays

Utility player

Born: February 26, 1975 (age 42)
Passaic, New Jersey

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 2, 1998, for the Atlanta Braves

Last MLB appearance

September 29, 2013, for the Toronto Blue Jays

MLB statistics

Batting average

.268

Home runs

100

Runs batted in

494

Teams

Mark Thomas DeRosa (born February 26, 1975) is an American former professional baseball player. DeRosa primarily played third and second base, but started at every position other than center field, pitcher, and catcher.

DeRosa was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 7th round of the June 1996 amateur draft.

DeRosa currently works for MLB Network as a personality on MLB Central.

DeRosa was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He grew up in Carlstadt, New Jersey and attended Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey, where he earned all-state honors in baseball and in football.

He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the class of 1997, where he started at quarterback in the 1993–95 seasons and played varsity baseball from 1994 to 1996. He was originally pledging The Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity when their charter was revoked. This resulted in his pledging the Sigma Chi Fraternity and in 2009 he was honored by being named a Significant Sig., an award given to Sigma Chis who have achieved distinction in their professional fields of endeavor. DeRosa was also one of six Ivy Leaguers on major league rosters at the beginning of the 2009 season.

DeRosa was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 7th round (212th overall) of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut on September 2, 1998 as a shortstop. From 1998 through 2001, DeRosa spent much of his time as a backup utility player, playing both infield and outfield. In 2002, though still playing as a backup, DeRosa was starting to play more and more, and enjoyed a successful batting average of .297.

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