Players A to Z: D

Players A to Z: Fred Dabney to Andy Dziadkowiec
Most recent player added Sept. 24, 2023

D

 - Fred Dabney saw his confidence boosted, played 10 seasons, made AAA; Later boosted others' as coach, 12/28/21

 - Brian Dakin, Career Level, 1/12/13
 - Pete Dalena, Almost Over, 9/10/10
 - Mark Dalesandro, Fit In, 5/3/16
 - Gershon Dallas, Two Doubles, 9/28/13
 - Mike Dalton, Excellent Control, 3/20/11
 - Bill Dancy, Playing Hard, 7/17/12
 - Pat Dando, Grand Slam, 7/5/15
 - Jim Daniel, Evaluated Players, 1/31/17
 - Keith Daniel, Tremendous Attitude, 5/31/19
 - Lee Daniels, Closest Thing, 1/18/17
 - Brian Dare, Held On, 12/4/16
 - Ned Darley, Much Sacrifice, 1/9/17

 - Jeff Darwin used his pitches to make majors over three seasons; Followed brother Danny to bigs, 8/6/23
 - James Daspit bubbled with potential out of college; Played eight seasons, made AAA, 5/16/20
 - Kevin Dattola, Team Builder, 11/27/15
 - Jeff Datz, Headed for Third, 11/21/10
 - Pat Daugherty became a legend at an Iowa college; Later served as Rockies' first scouting director, 12/10/19
 - Phil Dauphin, Plugged Away, 5/2/13
 - Adell Davenport, Trying Too Hard, 1/8/11

 - Greg David learned realities of the pros over eight seasons; Made AA, not bigs, 4/2/20
 - Bobby Davidson, Rain-Shortened, 1/23/11

 - Mike Davino worked on his velocity and sharpness; Saw three pro seasons, not a fourth, 1/4/22
 - Jim Davins, His Arm, 7/8/12
 - Bo Davis, Check In, 2/13/16

 - Bret Davis threw enough strikes to make it from college to the pros;  Saw four seasons, made AAA, 1/13/21
 - Brian Davis, Picked Up, 6/24/18
 - Butch Davis, Played Hard, 8/16/11

 - Chris Davis could pitch when needed; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 7/25/21
 - Courtney Davis, Ample Opportunity, 1/5/13
 - Doug Davis, Break Given, 5/19/10
 - Freddie Davis showed confidence over five pro seasons; Topped out at AA, 5/28/22

 - Greg Davis, Multiple Honors, 5/9/19
 - Jay Davis, Korean Longevity, 3/6/17
 - Mark Davis, His Confidence, 9/29/17

 - Mike Davis had big night at Watertown in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 8/20/23
 - Nick Davis, Relaxed Enough, 5/9/18
 - Rick Davis, Stayed Optimistic, 10/18/15

 - Russ Davis dreamed about playing in big leagues; Made it over eight seasons, with three teams, 12/25/22
 - Steve Davis, Working Lefty, 3/26/11
 - Steve Davis, Never Came, 7/16/19

 - Steve Davis served as trainer at Birmingham, for Jordan; Also served as trainer elsewhere, 12/26/21
 - Scott Davis, Three Bats, 9/24/18
 - Scott Davison, Watch Him, 12/6/13

 - Tim Davis enjoyed playing baseball, then got injured; Played four seasons, made high-A, 7/9/21

 - Brian Deak worked to beat other catchers to Atlanta; Played decade in minors, missed bigs, 6/6/23
 - Kevin Dean, More Fortunate, 9/27/11
 - Steve DeAngelis, Best Shot, 9/14/17
 - Roly DeArmas, Father Hen, 2/5/15
 - Don'l Dease, Strikeout Total, 11/29/16
 - Genaro DeBrand played at three stops over his first season; He didn't come back for a second, 5/9/20
 - Jon Debus, His Loyalty, 11/23/18
 - Mike DeButch, Didn't Complain, 5/20/11
 - Joe Decker only knew how to pitch one way, to have command; Saw nine ML seasons, briefly coached, 4/8/20
 - Dean Decillis, Being Drafted, 5/6/11
 - Steve Decker, Up There, 4/20/16
 - Joe DeDario performed at Niagara Falls Rapids games because he loved it, 3/27/20
 - Tony DeFrancesco, Communication Skills, 3/4/15
 - Vinnie Degifico, Big Bat, 1/13/14
 - Bobby DeJardin, Mature Player, 7/15/13
 - John DeJarld looked forward to his second pro season, but injury cut short that season and his career, 6/10/20
 - Ivan DeJesus, His Best, 5/19/19
 - Jose DeJesus, Didn't Look, 9/15/13
 - Carlos Delacruz, Division Hopes, 6/4/13
 - Hector De La Cruz, Good Baseball, 2/7/11
 - Javier De La Hoya, Tough Going, 11/26/17
 - Rex De La Nuez, Perfect Throw, 10/3/14
 - Francisco de la Rosa, Not As Intended, 7/27/10
 - Juan De La Rosa, Big Hit, 2/15/18
 - Gerbacio DeLeon, Rather Unique, 6/3/16
 - Roberto DeLeon, Broken Finger, 1/29/14
 - Luis de los Santos, Every Night, 1/12/11

 - Alex Delgado saw 26 games in bigs, got chance to be hero in one of them, 5/14/22
 - Carlos Delgado, Right Way, 8/18/13
 - Pablo Delgado, Getting Over, 7/20/13
 - Tim Delgado, Good Ballgame, 4/24/13
 - Rafael DeLima, Not Typical, 9/6/11
 - Pete Delkus, That Shot, 6/25/12

 - Tim Dell played for fun over six pro seasons and more: Made AA, missed bigs, 11/1/21
 - Bob Deller, Fielder's Choice, 10/5/15
 - Tom Deller, Gutsy Performance, 3/27/18
 - Joe Dellicarri, Other Side, 7/1/19

 - Bobby DeLoach signed as pro out of tryout camp; Saw seven pro seasons, made AA, 7/31/22

 - Mark DelPiano has applied his work ethic as player, coach to long career as scout, 8/19/23
 - Roberto Del Pozo, Delivered It, 11/4/14
 - Maximo Del Rosario, Crazy Sidewinder, 4/5/15
 - Rich DeLucia, Of Relief, 11/12/14
 - Tim Demerson, Best For, 3/12/19
 - Doug Demetre, Talked Up, 10/8/15

 - Joe Demus helped his manager early in 1990 as bullpen catcher; Saw three pro seasons, made AA, 7/18/21

 - Gary Denbo knew Jeter's swing better than anyone; Served as player, coach, in Jeter's front office, 12/6/22

 - Jim Dennison impressed Red Sox scouts as a lefty; Saw four pro seasons, made high-A, 6/29/21
 - Drew Denson, Extra Homers, 11/12/10
 - Rich DePastino, Work Ethic, 2/17/18
 - John DeRicco, Time Off, 4/27/13
 - Rob Derksen, That Energy, 7/4/17

 - John DeSilva showed he could pitch in the bigs; Did so over two seasons, six games, 9/21/21

 - John Deutsch went from undrafted to fifth-rounder, then got his chance over five seasons; Made AA, 10/10/20

 - Mike Deutsch played three seasons as a pro, then returned home and played another 15, 12/27/22
 - Cesar Devarez, Been Catching, 2/11/16

 - Todd Devereaux liked to hit enough to make Division 1, turn pro; Saw two seasons, made high-A, 8/6/21
 - Danny Deville, Like That, 10/11/15

 - Diamond Jim Devitt earned two Purple Hearts in Vietnam, then worked in radio, TV and advertising in Columbus, Ga., 2/14/21
 - Dan Devoe, Chosen Profession, 3/3/15
 - Mark Dewey, Game Saved, 3/27/16

 - Todd Dewey looked at new organization as new shot at bigs; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 4/22/23
 - Alberto Diaz, Table Set, 5/14/18
 - Alex Diaz, Type of Game, 10/25/10
 - Andres Diaz, Two Seasons, 6/4/19
 - Carlos Diaz, Brief Stay, 6/3/11
 - German Diaz, Position Switch, 4/24/13
 - Mario Diaz, Helped Win, 2/24/14
 - Rafael Diaz returned from Mexico with a new chance in 1997; Never made bigs, 12/11/19
 - Remigio Diaz, Came Through, 11/8/15
 - Sandy Diaz, Bad Throw, 10/25/14
 - Steve Diaz, Minors Life, 11/21/15
 - Steve DiBartolomeo liked pitching in relief, pitched as a pro over three seasons, 1/25/20
 - Bobby Dickerson, Taught Him, 7/12/13
 - Lance Dickson, Called Up, 4/29/13
 - Tony Diggs loved baseball; He played and managed it over three decades, never made bigs, 7/4/20
 - Patrick Dietrick, Tie-Breaker, 7/6/12
 - Dick Dietz, Called Back, 2/8/13
 - Gordon Dillard, Reasonable Success, 5/1/11
 - Jim Dillon, That Opportunity, 3/20/14
 - Frank DiMichele, Made Of, 10/1/17
 - Dinger the Duck had some competition in Niagara Falls as mascot; He and team stayed five seasons, 4/22/20
 - Paul DiPino, Reminded Him, 11/20/16

 - Jerry DiPoto played in bigs, scouted, survived cancer; He's since become a major league GM, 8/23/22
 - Gary DiSarcina, Got Settled, 5/7/12

 - Colin Dixon believed if he had a uniform, he had a chance; Saw seven pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/7/22
 - Dee Dixon, New Thing, 1/16/19
 - Eddie Dixon, Chance to Pitch, 8/23/10
 - Steve Dixon pitched with much energy; Saw six ML appearances over two seasons, 6/17/15
 - Bill Dodd, Playing Baseball, 8/19/17
 - Tom Dodd, A Success, 6/3/12
 - Bo Dodson, Sunk In, 11/29/15
 - Pat Dodson, Impressive Spring, 10/10/14
 - Scott Doffek, All Climates, 12/2/17

 - John Doherty just wanted to play baseball; Played it in the bigs over five seasons, 9/4/21
 - Bob Dombrowski, College Injury, 11/28/12
 - Ray Domecq, Team Slogan, 2/25/15
 - Frank Dominguez, Guessed Right, 5/11/15
 - Ken Dominguez, Changed Goal, 10/7/15

 - Tim Donahue stayed positive over three pro seasons, made high-A; Later saw his son turn pro, 11/21/20
 - Chris Donnels, His Shot, 9/16/19

 - Luis Dorante played six seasons as catcher, then turned minors manager, skill evaluator, 3/25/23
 - Chris Dorn, Great Job, 6/23/18
 - Brian Dorsett, Hung Around, 4/9/14

 - Lee Dorsey got drafted, but didn't sign; Signed out of tryout, saw three pro games, 3/30/21
 - Jason Doss almost hit the ceiling when drafted out of high school, 11/15/19
 - Sean Doty, Steady Pitching, 5/17/13

 - Todd Douma went to new college, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 5/10/21
 - Brian Dour, Very Proud, 1/31/13
 - Troy Dovey, Another Career, 9/22/13
 - Ken Dowell, Weak Bat, 4/6/10
 - Rick Down, Hands-On, 7/9/13
 - Dan Doyel, In-State, 3/9/19
 - Tom Doyle, Tested Love, 6/17/14

 - D.J. Dozier played football in college and in NFL, but he missed baseball; Later made bigs, too, 12/5/21
 - Marek Drabinski, Stayed On, 12/9/16
 - Moe Drabowsky, Psychological Rewards, 3/26/12
 - Brian Drahman, For Him, 6/5/13
 - Sam Drake, International Diplomacy, 6/18/17

 - Mike Draper got shifted from starting to relief, then made the bigs with another shift, to the Mets, 8/10/21
 - Tom Drees, Better Word, 9/17/11
 - Tom Drell got off to a good start at high-A, then he walked away; He no longer found joy playing, 5/10/20
 - Kirk Dressendorfer, Different Life, 2/22/14

 - Steve Dreyer didn't expect to be drafted; He then made the majors over two seasons, 8/30/20
 - Lee Driggers, More Satisfaction, 4/10/13
 - Rich Dubee, Four Aces, 3/16/11
 - Brian DuBose, Looked Forward, 10/8/16
 - Rob Ducey, Big Responsibility, 5/4/12

 - David Duchin helped players as minors trainer over at least six seasons with Indians, Red Sox, 3/22/23
 - Kyle Duey, His Spots, 1/15/17
 - Scott Duff, Losing Battle, 5/5/13

 - Darrin Duffy proved capable over seven pro seasons; Made AAA, missed bigs, 3/6/21 
 - Kyle Duke, Top Prospect, 10/23/17

 - Willie Dukes enjoyed his brief pro baseball experience; Made high-A, then became a firefighter, 6/21/21
 - Tim Dulin, Good Competition, 11/23/11

 - Kirk Dulom buckled down, got back on college field and turned pro; Played single pro campaign, 2/4/21
 - Matt Dunbar, Fifth Game, 9/14/15
 - Tommy Dunbar, Bad Break, 3/14/13
 - Chip Duncan enjoyed every minute of pro career; Saw 12 pro seasons, made AAA, Taiwan, 3/19/18
 - Travis Dunlap, Wasn't Nervous, 8/5/15

 - Brian Dunn became 'hitting star' in August 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/20/21
 - Steve Dunn, Big Spot, 10/24/14
 - Steve Dunn, One Run, 5/11/15
 - Ignacio Duran, Bases Cleared, 5/27/15
 - Joe Durham, Does Good, 4/6/13

 - Marty Durkin he had the green light in Legion ball; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 3/26/22
 - Gene Dusan, Something Different, 12/29/17

 - Brad DuVall twice got picked in first round; Saw three pro seasons, career ended injury, 7/20/22
 - Mike Dyer, Opportunity to Pitch, 6/26/10
 - Andy Dziadkowiec, Third Round, 5/8/11