Darrell Ceciliani

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Darrell Ceciliani
Darrell Ceciliani on May 20, 2015.jpg
Ceciliani with the New York Mets
New York Mets – No. 1
Outfielder
Born: (1990-06-22) June 22, 1990 (age 25)
Tracy, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 19, 2015 for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through July 5, 2015)
Batting average .206
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 3
Teams

Darrell A. Ceciliani, Jr. (born June 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization, who is currently with the Las Vegas 51s.

Career[edit]

He was born in Tracy, California, though he moved to Madras, Oregon when he was young.[1] Prior to playing professionally, he attended Madras High School and then Columbia Basin College. He was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, one pick ahead of pitcher Adam Warren.[2] He was signed by scout Jim Reeves. His signing bonus was $204,300. He was the highest picked player from Oregon and second-highest drafted player in the Northwest in that year's draft.[3]

In his first professional season, he hit .234 with 29 runs scored and 14 RBI in 42 games for the Kingsport Mets. He stole 14 bases in 16 tries. The next year, he hit .351 with a .410 on-base percentage, a .531 slugging percentage, 12 triples, 21 stolen bases and 56 runs scored in 68 games for the Brooklyn Cyclones. He led the New York-Penn League in batting average, runs and hits (95). His batting average, hit total, run total and triples set team records.[4][5] It was even thought that he would challenge Jack Maloof's league record .402 batting average, set in 1971.[6] He was named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star and a Mid-Season All-Star that year, and Baseball America ranked him the 11th-best prospect in the New York-Penn League and the 14th best prospect in the Mets system.[7][8] He hit .259 with 23 doubles and 25 stolen bases in 33 tries in 109 games for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2011. Baseball America ranked him New York's 19th-best prospect. In 2012, he hit .329 with a .402 on-base percentage and 28 hits in 23 games for the St. Lucie Mets while battling a hamstring injury. He played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League that season, hitting .258 in 18 games.[9] He hit .268 with 31 stolen bases in 38 tries in 113 games for the Binghamton Mets in 2013 and in 2014, he hit .289 with 16 stolen bases in 106 games for Binghamton.

He has been invited to spring training with the Mets each year since 2010. He was called up to the major leagues for the first time on May 19, 2015.[10] He hit his first major league home run on June 14th off Mike Foltynewicz of the Atlanta Braves.

On July 6th, 2015, Ceciliani was optioned to the Las Vegas 51s, while the Mets called up Kirk Nieuwenhuis.

Family[edit]

Ceciliani's brother brother, Devin Ceciliani, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013.

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