Donnie Dewees

Donnie Dewees
Chicago Cubs
Outfielder
Born: September 29, 1993 Inverness, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Donald William Dewees Jr. (born September 29, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs' organization. He played college baseball for the North Florida Ospreys of the University of North Florida.

Career

Dewees attended Crystal River High School and enrolled at the University of North Florida to play college baseball for the North Florida Ospreys.^[1] He had a .347 batting average as a freshman, and was named a Freshman All-American. He batted .319 as a sophomore. He played collegiate summer baseball in the Northwoods League after his freshman year and the Cape Cod Baseball League after his sophomore year.^[2] In 2015, Dewees was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year.^[3]

Expected to be an early selection in the 2015 MLB Draft,^[3][4] the Chicago Cubs selected Dewees in the second round, with the 47th overall selection, of the draft.^[5][6] He signed with the Cubs,^[7] receiving a $1.7 million signing bonus, and made his professional debut for the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League.^[2][8] Dewees opened the 2016 season with the South Bend Cubs of the Class A Midwest League.^[9]

References

1. "Dewees picks UNF to play baseball". chronicleonline.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
2. "Eugene Emeralds outfielder Donnie Dewees shows why Cubs drafted him in second round". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
3. "UNF's Donnie Dewees, FSU's DJ Stewart expected to go early in MLB draft". jacksonville.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
4. Timothy Bee, (June 8, 2015). "UNF's Donnie Dewees awaits to hear his name called on draft night". FCN First For You. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
5. "Cubs select CF Donnie Dewees in the 2nd round". chicagonow.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
6. Timothy Bee, (June 9, 2015). "UNF's Donnie Dewees goes 47th overall to Chicago Cubs". FCN First For You. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
7. "Cubs sign second-round pick Donnie Dewees". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
8. "Chicago Cubs speedster Donnie Dewees does it all for Eugene Emeralds - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)