Iván DeJesús
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| 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 |
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| Final game | ||
| July 15, 1988 for the Detroit Tigers |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .254 | |
| Hits | 1,167 | |
| Runs | 595 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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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 noted as a good fielding but light hitting shortstop during his playing career. He is also famous 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. He currently works as a special assistant to manager Lou Piniella for the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs disclosed DeJesús recently underwent prostate surgery and is recovering fine. Piniella said DeJesús would not be back with the team for a couple of weeks.
His son, Iván DeJesús, Jr., is currently a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers Class AA affiliate, the Jacksonville Suns.
