Ian Desmond

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ian Desmond
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1985(1985-09-20)
Age	39
Birthplace	Sarasota
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Virgo

Ian Desmond Biography

Ian Desmond is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 20, 1985 in Sarasota, Florida, United States. He is an MLB shortstop and outfielder, who started his career in 2009 with the Washington Nationals. He spent the 2016 season in Texas with the Rangers after seven years of playing in Washington. Before the 2017 season, he signed with the Colorado Rockies.

From 2012 to 2015, he was a teammate with outfielder He was teammates with outfielder Bryce Harper on the Nationals from 2012 to 2015. of the Nationals.

The Montreal Expos selected Desmond in the third round of the 2004 MLB draft (84th overall). Desmond batted .227 with one home run and 27 RBIs for the Gulf Coast League Expos in 2004. He was second in the Gulf Coast League with 216 at-bats and fifth in stolen bases with 13. 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. He added a career-high 20 stolen bases. 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. At season’s end, he was named the best defensive shortstop in the South Atlantic League (SAL) in Baseball America’s top tools survey of league managers. He was ranked as the 19th best prospect in the SAL by Baseball America.

In 2010, he married Chelsey Demond and they have a son, Grayson. His brother- in law He married Chelsey Desmond in 2010 and he has a son named Grayson. His brother-in-law Josh Roenicke became an MLB player as well. also became a MLB player.

Ian Desmond Net Worth

Ian Desmond is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ian Desmond 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was raised in Sarasota (Florida).

In 2012, he was named to his first MLB All-Star Team as a Nationals player. In 2016, he returned to the All-Star Game again after his one-season with the Rangers.

Ian M. Desmond (born September 20, 1985) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Washington Nationals and Texas Rangers. Desmond is a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner and a two-time MLB All- Star. While primarily a shortstop early in his career, Desmond began playing primarily left field, center field, and first base starting in 2016.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ian Desmond Dating?

According to our records, Ian Desmond married to Chelsey Desmond. As of December 1, 2023, Ian Desmond’s is not dating anyone.

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On March 28, 2010, after a solid spring training in which he led the team in RBIs, Desmond was awarded the Nationals’ starting shortstop job, beating out incumbent Cristian Guzmán. His first full year was a bit erratic. He booted the first ball that came to him and in the next game, hit the first home run of the season for the Nationals. Desmond ended the season batting .269 with 10 home runs and 65 runs batted in while stealing 17 bases. In 2011 he batted .253/.298/.358.

Facts & Trivia

Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ian Desmond celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.

Desmond switched his uniform number to 20 at the beginning of the 2012 season to honor Frank Robinson. On Opening Day, Desmond started at shortstop and hit leadoff for the Nationals, who played at the Cubs. Desmond was selected for the 2012 All Star Game, his first such selection. However, on Saturday, July 7, it was announced that Desmond was withdrawing from the game due to a sore oblique. The oblique injury persisted, forcing the Nationals to place Desmond on the 15-day disabled list on July 23.

Why did Ian Desmond retire?

Desmond has announced his retirement from baseball, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Desmond opted out of the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to COVID-19 concerns , and he’ll elect to hang up his cleats after his $15 million team option for 2022 was declined by the Rockies in November.

What is Ian Desmond doing now?

In opting out of the past two seasons, Desmond walked way from more than $23 million in salary and founded a nonprofit, Newtown Connection , that supports youth baseball in Sarasota County and uses the sport to teach healthy living, leadership, and inclusion.

What team does Ian Desmond play for?

In late July, as the 2020 Major League Baseball season started amid the pandemic, Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond found himself standing on his eight-acre property in Sarasota, Fla.

Are the Rockies paying Ian Desmond?

The Rockies have declined their 2022 club option on infielder/outfielder Ian Desmond, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. It’d have paid him $15MM, but he’ll instead receive a $2MM buyout. It’s wholly unsurprising news after Desmond forwent his salary and opted out of both the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

Who are Ian Desmond parents?

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