Ivan DeJesus

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 a... more

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... less