Delino DeShields Jr.

Delino Diaab DeShields[a] (born August 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds.

[7] He recorded his first major league hit in the 8th inning on an infield single against Dan Otero of the Oakland Athletics on April 8.

DeShields began the 2016 season as the Rangers' starting center fielder, but eventually lost his job to Ian Desmond for inconsistency and was demoted to the Triple-A Round Rock Express.

DeShields finished the season with a .209 batting average, four home runs and 13 RBI with eight stolen bases in 74 games.

On April 21, 2017, he hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning in a game against the Kansas City Royals.

On December 15, 2019, the Rangers traded DeShields and Emmanuel Clase to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Corey Kluber and cash considerations.

[14] On February 1, 2021, DeShields signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers organization and was invited to spring training.

DeShields played in 66 games for Round Rock, hitting .263 with 5 home runs and 18 RBI's, while also stealing 16 bases.

[22] DeShields collected one hit in eight plate appearances during Spring Training before he was released by the Marlins organization on April 3.

[24] DeShields played in 109 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers, batting .220/.367/.264 with one home run, 26 RBI, and 35 stolen bases.

[31] For the 2018 season, DeShields received the Texas Rangers' Harold McKinney Good Guy Award as voted by the Dallas–Fort Worth Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) chapter.

DeShields was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, possession of alcohol by a minor and a traffic violation in Georgia on January 16, 2011.

DeShields with the Corpus Christi Hooks in 2014