Dustin Joseph Delucchi (born 23 December 1977) is an American former professional baseball player who has played for Major League Baseball organizations Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and for the Italy national baseball team.
| Dustin Delucchi | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: 23 December 1977 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Early life
editDustin Joseph Delucchi was born on December 23, 1977, in San Francisco, California. Delucchi attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. He also played football and baseball alongside Tom Brady.[1] He graduated in 1996 and was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]
College career
editAfter high school, he first played college baseball at Arizona State from 1997 until 1999. In 1997, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] Delucchi was on the team which was a runner-up in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[4] He then played college baseball for the University of San Francisco where he set a school record in 2000 with 22 doubles.[5]
Professional career
editMinor leagues
editHe was undrafted out of college and began his professional career with three seasons in independent baseball, playing for the Evansville Otters, Dubois County Dragons, Winnipeg Goldeyes and Lincoln Saltdogs.[6] In September 2002, the Saltdogs sold his contract to the Seattle Mariners.[7]
Delucchi played in the Pacific Coast League in Triple-A with the Tacoma Rainiers before being released by the Mariners in May 2005.[8] Delucchi caught on with the San Diego Padres later that year and played the remainder of the season in their farm system.[6]
Delucchi played for the Italian team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He started in all three of the team's games against Australia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.[9]
He began the 2006 season with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent American Association. In July of that season, the Canaries resold his contract to the San Diego Padres.[10] He played the remainder of that season in the Padres system. It would be his last season of professional baseball.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Padres In The Pros" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Athletics Hall of Fame - Junipero Serra High School". Junípero Serra High School. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Hamill, Molly (July 31, 1997). "The A's Batter Brewster and Fight For No. 1 Spot". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 38.
- ^ "2005 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Zimmer, Hendriks move up in record books in loss to UCSB". University of San Francisco Athletics. May 16, 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dustin Delucchi Independent & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Thursday's Sports Transactions". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Associated Press. September 13, 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Beach, Joshua (May 17, 2005). "M's in the minors: A weekly look around the Seattle organization". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "USF Baseball Hosts Portland In WCC Series Beginning Thursday". West Coast Conference. April 11, 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Friday's sports transactions". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Associated Press. July 8, 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2021.