David DeJesus
| David DeJesus | |
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| Tampa Bay Rays - No. 7 | |
| Left fielder | |
| Born: December 20, 1979 Brooklyn , United States 
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| Strikes: Left | Throws: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| September 2, 2003 with the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB stats (through September 27, 2014) |
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| Batting average | , 277 |
| Hits | 1,367 |
| Runs | 713 |
| Home runs | 94 |
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David Christopher DeJesus (born December 20, 1979 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American baseball player who has been under contract with the Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball since late August 2013 . He previously played for the Washington Nationals .
Career
David DeJesus was selected as a high school player in the 43rd round of the 1997 MLB Draft by the New York Mets . He turned down their contract offer, however, to instead run for three years for the team at Rutgers University . In the MLB Draft 2000 he was finally committed in the fourth round of the Kansas City Royals , for which he made his debut in Major League Baseball on September 2, 2003. In the 2004 Rookie of the Year vote , the Left Fielder was ranked sixth.
On March 9, 2004, DeJesus extended his contract with the Kansas City Royals for another five years through the 2010 season (with an option for an additional year through the club) for a total of $ 13.8 million. On November 10, 2010, the Royals transferred DeJesus to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Vin Mazzaro and Justin Marks .
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ A's acquire DeJesus from Royals for Mazzaro . mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
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| SURNAME | DeJesus, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DeJesus, David Christopher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th December 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York , USA |