Paul DeJong
American baseball player (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Sterling DeJong (de-YUNG; born August 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Francisco Giants.
Paul DeJong | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 29 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: (1993-08-02) August 2, 1993 (age 30) Orlando, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 28, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through April 25, 2024) | |
Batting average | .228 |
Home runs | 119 |
Runs batted in | 349 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
A native of Orlando, Florida, DeJong played college baseball at Illinois State University (ISU). He was selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Cardinals, and led National League (NL) shortstops in home runs that season with 25. In 2019, he was an All Star, and led NL shortstops in fielding percentage, assists, putouts, and double plays.