Iván DeJesús
| Iván DeJesús | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: January 9, 1953 Santurce, Puerto Rico |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1974 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 15, 1988 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Hits | 1,167 |
| Runs batted in | 324 |
| Teams | |
Iván Alvarez DeJesús (born January 9, 1953 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player from 1974 to 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Detroit Tigers. DeJesús was regarded as a good fielding but light hitting shortstop during his playing career. He is also noteworthy for being involved in a trade that brought Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa from the Phillies to the Cubs. While with the Cubs, DeJesús hit for the cycle on April 22, 1980, becoming the first Cub to accomplish the feat since 1966.
In 1977, he had 595 assists, the 5th highest total ever for a shortstop. In 1978 he scored the most runs in the NL, with 104. In 1981 he was a Triple Crown loser, finishing last (of batting qualifiers) in the three Triple Crown statistics, with a .194 BA, 0 HR, and 13 RBI.
Since retiring from the majors DeJesús has been coaching and managing in the minor league systems - with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 1990–91, Seattle Mariners in 1992, and as a coach with the Houston Astros organization starting in 1994. Since 2001 DeJesús has been a manager with various Astros minor league teams, and received the 2003 Player Development Man of the Year award.
On January 13, 2010, DeJesús was named the Chicago Cubs first-base coach. Previously he worked as a special assistant to Cubs manager Lou Piniella. On August 23, 2010, DeJesús was named the Cubs third-base coach after Mike Quade was named the interim manager of the team. On December 16, 2011, he was replaced as third base coach by Pat Listach.
His son, Iván DeJesús, Jr., is currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Mike Quade |
Chicago Cubs third base coach 2010 |
Succeeded by Pat Listach |
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- New York Yankees players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Minor league baseball managers
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Daytona Beach Dodgers players
- Bakersfield Dodgers players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Vermont Reds players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
