Iván DeJesús

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EE1422
bgcolor2=#083884
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Iván DeJesús
position=Shortstop
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|1|9
city-state|Santurce|Puerto Rico
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 13
debutyear=1974
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
finaldate=July 15
finalyear=1988
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.254
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,167
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=595
teams=
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1974-by|1976)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1977-by|1981)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1982-by|1984)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1985)
*New York Yankees (by|1986)
*San Francisco Giants (by|1987)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1988)
highlights=
*Led the league in runs scored in 1978

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. 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.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dejesiv01.shtml Ivan DeJesus career stats"]