BIOGRAPHY
Ian Desmond was born on September 20, 1985, in Sarasota, Florida. He is an infielder in the MLB.
He graduated from Sarasota High School in 2004. Desmond committed to play collegiately at University of South Florida prior to signing with the Montreal Expos in 2004. The Montreal Expos selected Desmond in the third round of the 2004 MLB draft (84th overall). He played in the minors for 4 more seasons after his first season with the Expos. Desmond played his first major league game on September 10, 2009. He had his first hit, a double, and RBI during his second at-bat. He later went on to hit his first home run during the same game. He followed that up with a 4-for-4 game, and become only the second player ever to record at least six hits and four RBI in his first two games as a major leaguer.
Desmond switched his uniform number to 20 at the beginning of the 2012 season to honor Frank Robinson. On Opening Day, Desmond started at shortstop and hit leadoff for the Nationals, who played at the Cubs. Desmond was selected for the 2012 All-Star Game, his first such selection. Desmond became a very aggressive hitter. He was second in the National League and seventh in the majors, in percent of pitches swung at in the 2012 season (55%). Desmond was awarded a Silver Slugger for his offensive prowess in the 2012 season. In 2013, Desmond repeated both his 20 home run – 20 steal season and his Silver Slugger Award. 2014 saw Desmond win his third straight Silver Slugger at shortstop, batting .255/.313/.430 with 24 home runs and 91 RBI. On December 13, 2016, Desmond signed a five-year contract with the Colorado Rockies.
In 2019, Desmond hit .255 with 20 home runs and 65 RBI in 140 games. On June 10th, 2019, Desmond hit the 3rd longest home run of the 2019 season at Coors Field with a 486 foot blast off of Mike Montgomery.
