Background
DeSclafani grew up in Howell Township, New Jersey and attended Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck, New Jersey.
DeSclafani grew up in Howell Township, New Jersey and attended Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck, New Jersey.
DeSclafani grew up in Howell Township, New Jersey and attended Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck, New Jersey. He then enrolled at the University of Florida, where he played college baseball for coach Kevin O"Sullivan"s Florida Gators baseball team
He previously played for the Miami Marlins. Draft and Minor Leagues The Toronto Blue Jays selected DeSclafani in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB Draft. In 2012, he pitched for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League.
After the 2012 season, the Blue Jays traded DeSclafani, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Álvarez, Yunel Escobar, Jeff Mathis, Justin Nicolino, and Jake Marisnick to the Miami Marlins, receiving Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, José Reyes, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio in exchange.
DeSclafani pitched for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Jacksonville Suns of the Class Associate of Arts Southern League in 2013. The Marlins named him their minor league pitcher of the year after the season.
Miami Marlins DeSclafani began the 2014 season with Jacksonville. The Marlins promoted him to the major leagues to make his debut on May 14.
DeSclafani was optioned back to the American Automobile Association New Orleans Zephyrs on August 16, 2014, with the return of Henderson Alvarez.
During a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 11, 2014, DeSclafani was ejected for the first time in his MLB career after intentionally hitting Carlos Gómez with a pitch. The next day, DeSclafani was suspended 3 games and fined an undisclosed amount by the MLB. Cincinnati Reds On December 11, 2014, the Marlins traded DeSclafani and Chad Wallach to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mat Latos.