1993
Born August 2, 1993
Orlando, FL, USA
Paul DeJong Notable
b. August 2, 1993 · St. Louis Cardinals 2017–2023, Toronto Blue Jays 2023, San Francisco Giants 2023, Chicago White Sox 2024, Kansas City Royals 2024, Washington Nationals 2025
Paul DeJong played for six clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2025.
Across 925 games he batted .229, with 723 hits and 413 runs. He finished with 146 home runs, 147 doubles and 29 stolen bases.
He played 794 games at shortstop, with 1,943 assists and 63 errors. He turned 438 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 2019. He hit three home runs in a game in 2019.
He was born in Orlando, FL, USA on August 2, 1993. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2019 |
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2017 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | STL | 108 | 417 | 55 | 119 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 21 | 124 | 1 | .285 |
| 2018 | STL | 115 | 436 | 68 | 105 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 68 | 36 | 123 | 1 | .241 |
| 2019 | STL | 159 | 583 | 97 | 136 | 31 | 1 | 30 | 78 | 62 | 149 | 9 | .233 |
| 2020 | STL | 45 | 152 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 50 | 1 | .250 |
| 2021 | STL | 113 | 356 | 44 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 35 | 103 | 4 | .197 |
| 2022 | STL | 77 | 210 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 79 | 3 | .157 |
| 2023 | SFG/STL/TOR | 112 | 372 | 41 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 21 | 121 | 4 | .207 |
| 2024 | CHW/KCR | 139 | 445 | 54 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 56 | 23 | 156 | 2 | .227 |
| 2025 | WSN | 57 | 193 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 70 | 4 | .228 |
| Career | — | 925 | 3164 | 413 | 723 | 147 | 4 | 146 | 423 | 247 | 975 | 29 | .229 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Major-league debut: Paul DeJong
Paul DeJong made a major-league debut on May 28, 2017.
2019
Paul DeJong's Three-Home-Run Game, 2019
Paul DeJong hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 24, 2019.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0