Iván Alvarez DeJesús is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player from 1974 to 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

, Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

, Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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, St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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, New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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, San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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, and Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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. DeJesús was regarded as a good fielding but light hitting shortstop

Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

 during his playing career. He is also noteworthy for being involved in a trade that brought Ryne Sandberg

Ryne Sandberg

Ryne Dee Sandberg , nicknamed "Ryno" is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During a 16-year baseball career, he played from 1981–1994 and 1996–97, spending nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He was named after relief pitcher Ryne Duren, and is recognized as one of the best...

 and Larry Bowa

Larry Bowa

Lawrence Robert Bowa is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a shortstop, and manager in Major League Baseball.-Early life:...

 from the Phillies to the Cubs. While with the Cubs, DeJesús hit for the cycle

Hitting for the cycle

In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle". Cycles are uncommon in Major League Baseball , occurring 293 times since the first by Curry...

 on April 22, 1980, becoming the first Cub to accomplish the feat since 1966.

In 1977, he had 595 assists, the 5th highest total ever for a shortstop. In 1978 he scored the most runs in the NL, with 104. In 1981 he was a Triple Crown loser, finishing last (of batting qualifiers) in the three Triple Crown statistics, with a .194 BA, 0 HR, and 13 RBI.

Since retiring from the majors DeJesús has been coaching

Coach (baseball)

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 and managing

Manager (baseball)

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 in the minor league

Minor league baseball

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 systems - with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization in 1990-91, Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 in 1992, and as a coach with the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 organization starting in 1994. Since 2001 DeJesús has been a manager with various Astros minor league teams, and received the 2003 Player Development Man of the Year award.

On January 13, 2010, DeJesús was named the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

 first-base coach. Previously he worked as a special assistant to Cubs manager Lou Piniella

Lou Piniella

Louis Victor Piniella is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He has been nicknamed "Sweet Lou," both for his swing as a major league hitter and, facetiously, to describe his demeanor as a player and manager...

. On August 23, 2010, DeJesús was named the Cubs third-base coach after Mike Quade

Mike Quade

Mike Quade is the former manager of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Prior to this, he served as the Cubs' third base coach and was the former manager of the Iowa Cubs, the AAA baseball team for the Chicago Cubs....

 was named the interim manager of the team.

His son, Iván DeJesús, Jr.

Iván DeJesús, Jr.

Iván DeJesús, Jr. is a right-handed throwing and right-handed batting Puerto Rican professional baseball player who plays second base for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers' in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, and he is the son of Iván DeJesús...

, is currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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