Ian Morgan Desmond (born September 20, 1985) is an American former professional baseball shortstop and outfielder.

He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies.

He had a .250 batting average with one home run and one RBI in four games for the Class-A short-season Vermont Expos.

In 2005, Desmond batted .247 with four home runs and 23 RBIs in 73 games for Class-A Savannah Sand Gnats.

Desmond had a .256 batting average with three home runs and 15 RBIs in 55 games for the Class-A Advanced Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League.

[3] On March 28, 2010, after a solid spring training in which he led the team in RBIs, Desmond earned the Nationals' starting shortstop job, beating out incumbent Cristian Guzmán.

[8] On Opening Day, Desmond started at shortstop and hit leadoff for the Nationals, who played at the Cubs.

[11] The oblique injury persisted, forcing the Nationals to place Desmond on the 15-day disabled list on July 23.

[14] With his 18th home run of the season on August 20, Desmond set a franchise record for homers by a shortstop.

[15] On September 24, Desmond became the first Nationals player since 2006 to join the 20 home run – 20 steal club when he stole his 20th base.

[20] Prior to the 2014 season, the Nationals offered Desmond a seven-year, $104 million extension that would have made him one of the highest paid shortstops in the MLB.

Desmond declined the offer and instead signed a two-year, $17.5 million deal which would allow him to forgo his last two years of salary arbitration prior to becoming a free agent after the 2015 season.

2014 saw Desmond win his third straight Silver Slugger at shortstop, batting .255/.313/.430 with 24 home runs and 91 RBI.

[24][25] On December 13, 2016, Desmond signed a five-year, $70 million contract with the Colorado Rockies, with a team option for a 6th year.

[28] He appeared in his first game for the Rockies on April 30 in left field, due to the strong play of first baseman Mark Reynolds.

[36] On April 16, 2022, Desmond, a free agent at the time, officially announced his retirement from professional baseball.

[47] In 2020, Desmond co-founded Newtown Connection, a non-profit organization based in his hometown, which aims to help underserved youth in the Sarasota, Florida area through "academic enrichment, physical activity, and health education" and to "promote character development and an active lifestyle, instilling the values of leadership, accountability, teamwork, and the pursuit of excellence.