Dylan DeLucia
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2000)}}
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|team = Cleveland Guardians
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|position = Pitcher
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|birth_place = Port Orange, Florida, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
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Dylan Joseph DeLucia (born August 1, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Career
DeLucia graduated from New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He began his college baseball career at Northwest Florida State College, before he transferred to the University of Mississippi to play for the Ole Miss Rebels after two seasons.{{cite news|url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2022/06/16/dylan-delucia-saved-season-cinderella-ole-miss-rebels-college-world-series-auburn-omaha/7622832001/ |title=Dylan DeLucia 'saved the season' for Cinderella Ole Miss Rebels |newspaper=Daytona Beach News-Journal Online |publisher=News-journalonline.com |date= |accessdate=2022-06-27}}{{cite web | url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/06/23/dylan-delucia-ole-miss-baseball-college-world-series-finals-pitcher/7713919001/ | title=The Clarion-Ledger }} He was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player for the 2022 College World Series.{{cite web|last=Axisa |first=Mike |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2022-college-world-series-ole-miss-wins-title-vs-oklahoma-with-two-game-sweep-in-final/ |title=2022 College World Series: Ole Miss wins title vs. Oklahoma with two-game sweep in final |publisher=CBSSports.com |date= June 26, 2022|accessdate=2022-06-27}} After the season, Baseball America named DeLucia a third team All-American.{{cite web | url=https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2022/06/29/delucia-tabbed-third-team-all-american-by-baseball-america/ | title=DeLucia tabbed Third Team All-American by Baseball America | date=29 June 2022 }}
Eligible to be selected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft,{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/07/15/mlb-draft-3-players-volusia-flagler-st-johns-ties-who-could-picked-dylan-delucia-jayden-hylton/10032109002/|title=MLB Draft: 3 Volusia-Flagler players who could be selected, including this Ole Miss star|first=Chris|last=Boyle|website=Daytona Beach News-Journal Online}} the Cleveland Guardians selected DeLucia in the sixth round, with the 181st overall pick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2022/07/18/dylan-delucia-cleveland-guardians-mlb-draft-2022-ole-miss-baseball/10017187002/|title=Cleveland Guardians select Ole Miss baseball's Dylan DeLucia in 2022 MLB Draft|first=Nick|last=Suss|website=The Clarion-Ledger}} He signed with the Guardians for $275,000 on July 26, 2022.{{Cite web|title=One-Year Wonder: Dylan DeLucia's signing marks the end of brief, legendary Ole Miss stop|url=https://247sports.com/college/ole-miss/article/dylan-delucia-mlb-signing-cleveland-guardians-ole-miss-baseball--190558755/|access-date=2023-05-25|website=247sports.com|language=en}} DeLucia had Tommy John surgery after he signed and made his professional debut in a rehabilitation assignment in June 2024.{{Cite web |last=Gillespie |first=John Macon |date=2024-06-22 |title=How Did Former Ole Miss Rebel Dylan DeLucia Perform in Professional Debut? |url=https://www.si.com/college/olemiss/baseball/how-did-former-ole-miss-rebel-dylan-delucia-perform-in-professional-debut-01j10m3zxzw5 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=SI.com |language=en-US}} After completing his rehab assignment, DeLucia was assigned to the Single-A Lynchburg Hillcats. On July 22, 2024, DeLucia was promoted to the High-A Lake County Captains.
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/baseball/roster/dylan-delucia/3791|title=Dylan DeLucia|publisher=Ole Miss Sports}}
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Category:People from Port Orange, Florida
Category:Arizona Complex League Guardians players
Category:Baseball players from Volusia County, Florida
Category:Lake County Captains players
Category:Lynchburg Hillcats players
Category:Northwest Florida State Raiders baseball players
Category:Ole Miss Rebels baseball players
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