Dominican baseball player (born 1996)
Baseball player
Deivy Wilrin Grullon
(pronounced "DAY-vee gru-YOHN"; born February 17, 1996) is a Dominican
professional baseball
catcher
for the
Lake Country DockHounds
of the
American Association of Professional Baseball
. He has previously played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Philadelphia Phillies
and
Boston Red Sox
. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 240 pounds (110 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.
Career
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Grullon was born in
Bonao, Dominican Republic
.
[1]
[2]
He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for $575,000 as an international
free agent
, on July 2, 2012.
[1]
[3]
In 2013, Grullon made his professional debut as a 17-year-old with the
Gulf Coast Phillies
in the rookie?level
Gulf Coast League
,
batting
.273/.333/.364, with 1
home run
(HR) and 14
runs batted in
(RBI), in 121
at bats
(AB).
[2]
[4]
In 2014, he played for the
Williamsport Crosscutters
in the Low?A
New York-Penn League
, the
Lakewood BlueClaws
in the Single?A
South Atlantic League
, and the
Clearwater Threshers
in the High?A
Florida State League
, batting .227/.267/.297, with 1 HR and 26 RBI, in 273 AB, for the three teams combined.
[5]
Grullon played in Lakewood in 2015 (batting .221/.273/.335) and 2016 (batting .256./.320/.375).
[2]
He played in 2017 with Clearwater and with the
Reading Fightin Phils
of the
Double-A
Eastern League
, batting a combined .249/.283/.398, with 12 HR and 37 RBI, in 354 AB.
[2]
Grullon was named a mid-season 2017 Florida State League All Star.
[2]
Grullon played 2018 with Reading, batting .273/.310/.515, with 21 HR (tied for 4th in the league) and 59 RBI, in 326 AB.
[2]
[6]
He was named a 2018 Eastern League mid-season and post-season All Star, and a 2018 MiLB Phillies Organization All Star.
[2]
Grullon also won the 2018 Eastern League Home Run Derby.
[7]
Grullon started 2019 with the
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
of the
Triple-A
International League
, batting .283/.354/.496, with 21 home runs (5th in the league) and 77 RBIs (tied for 4th), as well as 133 strikeouts (4th), in 407 at bats.
[8]
[9]
He was named a 2019 International League All Star.
[2]
Baseball America
ranked Grullon the team's 12th-best prospect, and MLB Pipeline ranked him the Phillies 19th-best prospect while grading his arm as a 65 out of 80.
[4]
He is known for having a very strong arm.
[10]
On September 1, 2019, the Phillies selected Grullon's contract, promoting him to the big leagues.
[11]
[12]
He made his MLB debut on September 22 versus the
Cleveland Indians
as a pinch hitter for
Jay Bruce
and remained in the game as the
designated hitter
.
[13]
Grullon's 2019 Phillies stat line included one
hit
(a
double
) in nine at bats.
[14]
In 2020, Grullon did not make an appearance with the Phillies and was
designated for assignment
on August 31.
[15]
Boston Red Sox
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On September 3, 2020, Grullon was claimed off waivers by the
Boston Red Sox
.
[16]
He was added to Boston's active roster on September 8,
[17]
and made his first appearance with the Red Sox that day, registering a hit and an RBI against the Phillies.
[18]
It was Grullon's only appearance with the
2020 Red Sox
,
[14]
as he was optioned back to the team's alternate training site the next day.
[17]
Cincinnati Reds
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On December 23, 2020, Grullon was claimed off waivers by the
Cincinnati Reds
.
[19]
On April 3, 2021, Grullon was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of
Beau Taylor
.
[20]
[21]
Tampa Bay Rays
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On April 6, 2021, Grullon was claimed off waivers by the
Tampa Bay Rays
.
[22]
He was assigned to the Triple-A
Durham Bulls
. On April 24, Grullon was designated for assignment by the Rays.
[23]
New York Mets
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On April 28, 2021, Grullon was claimed off waivers by the
New York Mets
.
[24]
He was assigned to the Triple-A
Syracuse Mets
, and hit .146/.167/.341 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI in 11 games. On May 18, Grullon was designated for assignment by the Mets following the promotion of
Wilfredo Tovar
, without having appeared for the team.
[25]
Tampa Bay Rays (second stint)
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On May 22, 2021, Grullon was again claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays and was assigned to Triple-A Durham.
[26]
[27]
On June 11, Grullon was again designated for assignment by Tampa Bay after the team acquired
Matt Wisler
.
[28]
He had not made an appearance with the Rays at the time of his designation. He was outrighted to Durham on June 13.
[29]
In 21 games with the Bulls, Grullon batted .226/.347/.532 with 6 home runs and 12 RBI.
Chicago White Sox
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On July 15, 2021, Grullon was traded to the
Chicago White Sox
in exchange for cash considerations.
[30]
Grullon made 11 appearances for the Triple-A
Charlotte Knights
, hitting .200 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI's. On August 31, Grullon was released by the White Sox.
[31]
Boston Red Sox (second stint)
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On March 16, 2022, Grullon signed a minor-league contract with the
Boston Red Sox
.
[32]
[33]
In 20 games for the Triple?A
Worcester Red Sox
, he batted .250/.318/.500 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. Grullon elected free agency following the season on November 10.
[34]
Lake Country DockHounds
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On January 2, 2024, Grullon signed with the
Lake Country DockHounds
of the
American Association of Professional Baseball
.
[35]
References
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"Deivy Grullon Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics"
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Baseball-Reference.com
. Sports Reference LLC. 2019
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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"Deivy Grullon Stats, Highlights, Bio"
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MiLB.com
. Minor League Baseball. 2019
. Retrieved
September 6,
2019
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Salisbury, Jim (May 24, 2019).
"Deivy Grullon Has Taken The Next Step"
.
baseball-america.com
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Baseball America
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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Stockburger, George (September 1, 2019).
"Phillies prospect Deivy Grullon among September call-ups"
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thatballsouttahere.com
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FanSided
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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Albert, Andrew (May 28, 2014).
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inquirer.com
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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MiLB.com
. Minor League Baseball. 2018
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
.
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Norris, Josh (July 10, 2018).
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.
baseballamerica.com
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. Retrieved
September 13,
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.
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Salisbury, Jim (February 18, 2019).
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.
nbcsports.com
.
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. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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Housenick, Tom (May 24, 2019).
"Proud, hard-working IronPigs catcher Deivy Grullon making strong first impression"
.
mcall.com
. Allentown, Pennsylvania:
The Morning Call
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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Seidman, Corey (August 12, 2019).
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.
sports.yahoo.com
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Yahoo Sports
. Retrieved
September 13,
2019
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"Deivy Grullon Stats, Fantasy, & News"
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MLB.com
. Major League Baseball. 2019
. Retrieved
September 6,
2019
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"Phillies' Deivy Grullon: Called up from Triple-A"
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cbssports.com
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. RotoWire Staff. September 1, 2019
. Retrieved
September 1,
2019
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Baseball-Reference.com
. Sports Reference LLC
. Retrieved
September 23,
2019
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Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
September 27,
2020
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Zencka, TC (August 31, 2020).
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mlbtraderumors.com
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Byrne, Connor (September 3, 2020).
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mlbtraderumors.com
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MLB.com
. September 2020
. Retrieved
September 9,
2020
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"Red Sox vs. Phillies"
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ESPN.com
. September 8, 2020
. Retrieved
September 8,
2020
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Adams, Steve (December 23, 2020).
"Reds Claim Deivy Grullon"
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mlbtraderumors.com
. Retrieved
December 23,
2020
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"Reds claim catcher Beau Taylor, DFA catcher Deivy Grullon"
. 3 April 2021.
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"Reds Claim Beau Taylor, Designate Deivy Grullon"
. 3 April 2021.
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"Rays Place Kevin Kiermaier on IL, Claim Deivy Grullon"
. 6 April 2021.
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"Rays Make Several Roster Moves"
. 25 April 2021.
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"Minor MLB Transactions: 4/28/21"
. 28 April 2021.
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"Mets Place Kevin Pillar on IL, Select Wilfredo Tovar, Designate Deivy Grullon"
. 18 May 2021.
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Deivy Grullon claimed off waivers from the Mets, optioned to Durham
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"Rays Promote Taylor Walls, Claim Deivy Grullon from Mets"
. 22 May 2021.
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"Giants Trade Matt Wisler to Rays"
. 11 June 2021.
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"Major League Baseball Transactions"
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"White Sox Acquire Deivy Grullon"
. 15 July 2021.
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"Deivy Grullon Stats, Fantasy & News"
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MLB.com
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"Red Sox's Deivy Grullon: Signs with Red Sox"
. 17 March 2022.
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"Red Sox Roster & Staff: Transactions"
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MLB.com
. Boston Red Sox. March 2022
. Retrieved
March 21,
2022
.
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"2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams"
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baseballamerica.com
. Retrieved
January 3,
2024
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.
aabaseball.com
. Retrieved
January 2,
2024
.
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