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Zach DeLoach

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Zach DeLoach
DeLoach with the White Sox in 2024
Chicago White Sox – No. 31
Outfielder
Born: (1998-08-18) August 18, 1998 (age 26)
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 runs1
Runs batted in5
Teams

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.

Amateur career

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DeLoach 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

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Seattle Mariners

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The 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

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On 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

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  1. ^ "Cape League Surge Made Mariners Believers In Zach DeLoach's bat". Baseball America. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sports briefs: NWL All-Stars selected, Legion All-Conference named". Stevens Point Journal. August 19, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "In the Swing: Zach DeLoach has regained his confidence while playing for Falmouth Commodores". Cape Cod Times. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 CCBL All-Star Selections". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Brock, Corey (September 17, 2020). "How Mariners prospect Zach DeLoach found a (bat) path forward". The Athletic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "#9 Zach Deloach". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "DeLoach Selected in Second Round of MLB Draft". KBTX.com. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  8. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (June 11, 2020). "Aggies' Zach DeLoach, Christian Roa drafted in second round". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "AquaSox's DeLoach named High-A West player of the month". The Everett Herald. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Mariners' Zach DeLoach: On move to Double-A". CBS Sports. RotoWire. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "STATE SPORTS BRIEFS: Travs make front-office changes | Travs' DeLoach named to All-Star team | UALR releases schedule". November 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "DeLoach finding footing in desert". MLB.com.
  14. ^ "Mariners trade for reliever Santos from White Sox (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "White Sox's Zach DeLoach: Moves to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "White Sox To Recall Zach DeLoach For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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