Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kellin Deglan was born May 3, 1992, in Langley, British Columbia. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Despite not being able to play high school baseball, Deglan gained enough attention playing with the Langley Blaze of the wood-bat British Columbia Premier Baseball League (which had produced Justin Morneau and Brett Lawrie) and with the Canadian Junior National Team to be drafted 22nd overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2010 MLB draft. He signed for a below-slot bonus of $1 million. Baseball America viewed Deglan as a second or third-round talent, praising his defense and power potential.

Beginning his professional career in 2010 as an 18-year-old with the Arizona League Rangers in the rookie class Arizona League, Deglan spent all of 2013 with the High-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, but was returned to Class-A Hickory Crawdads for 2014. He elected free agency on November 7, 2016.

On December 12, 2016, Deglan signed with the New York Yankees organization.