Zachary Dixon DeLoach (born August 18, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
| Zach DeLoach | |
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 DeLoach with the White Sox in 2024 | |
| Chicago White Sox – No. 31 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 18, 1998 Irving, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 22, 2024, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .209 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Teams | |
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Amateur career
editDeLoach grew up in Lewisville, Texas, and attended Hebron High School. He played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies for three seasons. He started 61 games as a true freshman in 2018 and hit .264.[1] DeLoach played collegiate summer baseball for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League and was named a league All-Star after hitting .323 with five home runs, 17 doubles, 38 RBI and 10 stolen bases.[2] He hit for a .200 average in his sophomore season.[3] After the 2019 season he played for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and led the league with a .353 batting average.[4][5][6] As a junior in 2020, DeLoach batted .421 with six home runs, 17 RBI, and 25 runs scored in 18 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
Professional career
editSeattle Mariners
editThe Seattle Mariners drafted DeLoach in the second round, with the 43rd overall selection, of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[8] After signing, he was assigned to the Mariners' alternate training site as the minor league season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9] DeLoach began the 2021 season with the Everett AquaSox of the High-A West.[10] He was promoted to the Arkansas Travelers of the Double-A Central after batting .313 with nine home runs and 37 RBI in 58 games with the AquaSox.[11] Over 49 games with the Travelers to end the season, he hit .227/.338/.384 with five home runs and 22 RBI.[12] He played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season, batting .162/.329/.265 with one home runs and 9 RBI.[13]
Chicago White Sox
editOn February 3, 2024, the Mariners traded DeLoach to the Chicago White Sox, alongside Prelander Berroa in exchange for Gregory Santos.[14] He was optioned to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2024 season.[15] On May 22, DeLoach was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Eloy Jiménez.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Cape League Surge Made Mariners Believers In Zach DeLoach's bat". Baseball America. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sports briefs: NWL All-Stars selected, Legion All-Conference named". Stevens Point Journal. August 19, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "In the Swing: Zach DeLoach has regained his confidence while playing for Falmouth Commodores". Cape Cod Times. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "2019 CCBL All-Star Selections". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Brock, Corey (September 17, 2020). "How Mariners prospect Zach DeLoach found a (bat) path forward". The Athletic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "#9 Zach Deloach". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "DeLoach Selected in Second Round of MLB Draft". KBTX.com. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent (June 11, 2020). "Aggies' Zach DeLoach, Christian Roa drafted in second round". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Lauren (August 3, 2020). "Zach DeLoach's summer so far: Drafted by Mariners, proposed, now training with club's top prospects". The News Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "AquaSox's DeLoach named High-A West player of the month". The Everett Herald. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Mariners' Zach DeLoach: On move to Double-A". CBS Sports. RotoWire. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "STATE SPORTS BRIEFS: Travs make front-office changes | Travs' DeLoach named to All-Star team | UALR releases schedule". November 12, 2021.
- ^ "DeLoach finding footing in desert". MLB.com.
- ^ "Mariners trade for reliever Santos from White Sox (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "White Sox's Zach DeLoach: Moves to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "White Sox To Recall Zach DeLoach For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)