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Paul DeJong

Paul DeJong

  • Class
    2011
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)

High School

Graduated from Antioch Community High School in 2011.

3 year National Honor Society member.

NSC All Conference Baseball 2011

All Area Baseball 2011

NSC Baseball All-Academic Team 2010, 2011

College

Graduated from Illinois State University, Bio Chemistry, Honors cum laude, 2015

Went from walk on to scholarship baseball player

2014 and 2015 1st Team All Missouri Valley Conference selection

2015 Academic All American

Professional

2014 38th round draft pick of the Pittsburg Pirates

2015 4th round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals

Hit a home run in first MLB at-bat on May 28, 2017

First rookie in MLB history to hit seven extra base hits in a three game series

Hit a home run in four straight games against the New York Mets to set a Cardinals’ record

National League Rookie of the Month, July, 2017

Finished runner-up in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2017

2019 Heart and Hustle Award for the St. Louis Cardinals

2019 National League All Star game selection

St. Louis Cardinals career home run leader for short stops (77)

St. Louis Cardinals single season home run leader for a short stop (30)

2019 Gold Glove finalist

2019 MLB short stop fielding percentage leader

Busted Big Mac Land “M” with homerun in 2019

Topps of the Class baseball card education edition

Community

Board member of Positive Coaching Alliance

Donor and supporter of Ronald McDonald House, St. Louis

Split donation of $22,000 to Ronald McDonald House and Cardinals Care for purchase of Big Mac Land “M” in Busch Stadium

Palm Beach Symphony Donor

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