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Ben DeLuzio

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Born
1994 (30 years old)

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St. Louis, MO, United States

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Outfielder

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Active

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White

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26

Height
6' 3"

Weight
200 lbs

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Iowa Cubs

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Benjamin Amadeo DeLuzio (born August 9, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Iowa Cubs, in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022.

Amateur career
DeLuzio was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up in Orlando, Florida, where he attended The First Academy and played football and baseball. As a senior in 2013, he hit .424 with 21 RBIs. He was selected by the Miami Marlins in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Florida State University to play college baseball.

DeLuzio was a part of Florida State's starting lineup for all three seasons of his collegiate career. In both 2014 and 2015, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. He went unselected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft following his junior season and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a free agent.

Professional career
Arizona Diamondbacks
DeLuzio spent six years as a member of the Diamondbacks organization, and reached as high as Triple-A with the Reno Aces in 2019 and 2021.

St. Louis Cardinals
After the 2021 season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the minor league phase of the 2021 Rule 5 Draft. The Cardinals assigned him to the Memphis Redbirds to open the 2022 season.

On September 1, 2022, the Cardinals selected DeLuzio's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He was non tendered and became a free agent on November 18, 2022.

Chicago Cubs
On December 13, 2022, DeLuzio signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs.



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