David DeJesus
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| Kansas City Royals — No. 9 | |
| Center Fielder | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| September 2, 2003 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Batting average | .292 |
| Home runs | 14 |
| RBIs | 151 |
| Teams | |
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David Christopher DeJesus (b. December 20, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is a center fielder currently with the Kansas City Royals. He is 6 feet tall and 186 pounds. As of 2006, he is 26 years old and makes an average of $500,000 a year. He replaced Carlos Beltrán after Beltrán was traded to the Houston Astros in 2004 and has a career batting average of .286 entering 2005. He attended Rutgers University. DeJesus was raised in Manalapan, New Jersey. He recently signed a 5-year contract with the Royals with a club option for 2011.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- David DeJesus at ESPN.com
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