Ian Desmond

Ian Desmond
Desmond with the Texas Rangers in 2016
Colorado Rockies – No. 20
Outfielder / Shortstop
Born: (1985-09-20) September 20, 1985 (age 31) Sarasota, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 2009, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.267
Hits	1,095
Home runs	132
Runs batted in	518
Stolen bases	143
Teams
Washington Nationals (2009–2015) Texas Rangers (2016)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2012, 2016) 3× Silver Slugger Award (2012–2014)

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 an MLB All-Star. While primarily a shortstop throughout his career, Desmond began playing left field and center field for the Rangers in 2016.

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 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. At season's end he was named the best defensive shortstop in the South Atlantic League in Baseball America's top tools survey of league managers. He ranked 19th best prospect in the SAL by Baseball America.