Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Deivy Grullón was born February 17, 1996, in Bonao, Dominican Republic. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Grullón 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. He was named a 2019 International League All-Star. Baseball America ranked Grullón 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. He is known for having a very strong arm.

On September 1, 2019, the Phillies selected Grullón's contract, promoting him to the big leagues. 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. Grullón‘s 2019 Phillies stat line included one hit (a double) in nine at-bats.