Background
DeShields was born in Seaford, Delaware and played for Seaford High School.
DeShields was born in Seaford, Delaware and played for Seaford High School.
DeShields was to attend Villanova University where he would have played point guard on the basketball team However, after being selected as the 12th overall pick in the 1987 MLB draft, he chose a career in baseball.
He enjoyed a 13-year career as a second baseman, playing with five teams. He is currently the manager for the Louisville Bats in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He suffered from a sophomore slump in 1991, but went on to post his two best years in 1992 and 1993, hitting.294 and averaging 45 stolen bases.
On November 19, 1993, DeShields was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for then-prospect Pedro MartÃnez.
In retrospect, this is considered one of the worst trades in Dodgers history. In 1996, DeShields signed as a free agent with the Saint Louis Cardinals, and later played with the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs.
In 2001, he was the last out in Hideo Nomo"s no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. He also travels with Oil Can Boyd to promote baseball in African American communities.
DeShields was the manager for the Dayton Dragons, a single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds organization for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
On December 12, 2012, it was announced that DeShields would become the manager for the Cincinnati Reds Associate of Arts minor league team, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos for the 2013 season. On December 1, 2014 DeShields became manager of the Louisville Bats, replacing Jim Riggleman. Delino DeShields is married to Michelle Elliott DeShields, an educator and television host for the Public Broadcasting Service series Georgia Traveler airing on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Named State Baseball Player of the Year in 1986.
Led National League in triples (14, 1997)
9-time top 10 finisher among Netherlands base stealers (1990-1998)
His career 463 stolen bases ranks him 44th on the all-time list
Wore his socks just below the knee, to honor the players of the defunct Negro Leagues
Inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 2006. Inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Foundation Hall of Fame and Museum in 2010.
DeShields became the regular second baseman for the Montreal Expos in 1990, finishing in second place for the Netherlands Rookie of the Year award. DeShields hit a mediocre.241 during his three years in Los Angeles, while Martinez went on to win three Cy Young Awards and established himself amongst the greatest pitchers of all time. DeShields is the co-founder of the Urban Baseball League. DeShields tips his cap after every managerial win in tribute to Little League coach Peter Kilroy, who was the original baseball role model in his life. Placed second in Rookie of the Year Award voting in 1990.
At age 15, Diamond was the youngest member of the gold medal-winning United States team at the 2010 International Basketball Federation Americas Under-18 Championship.
