Who Is Paul DeJong?, Age, Height, Weight, Education, Family, Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-05-03

Who Is Paul DeJong?, Age, Height, Weight, Education, Family, Net Worth: Paul DeJong, officially known as Paul Sterling DeJong is an American professional baseball player.

He developed a passion for playing baseball at a younger age, has been consistent throughout his career, and has risen to become one of the most sought-after baseball players.

At this time of writing (Wednesday, August 2, 2023), DeJong is a professional baseball shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball

He attended and played college baseball at Illinois State University and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2015 MLB draft.

DeJong made his MLB debut in 2017 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In his rookie season for the team, he led National League (NL) shortstops in home runs with 25.

On March 5, 2018, DeJong agreed to a six-year contract extension with St. Louis through the 2023 season worth a guaranteed total of $26 million.

Batting .261 with 13 home runs and 36 RBIs, DeJong was selected to represent the Cardinals at the All-Star Game in Cleveland in 2019.

In August 2020, DeJong tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on the injured list. He returned to the team on August 23 and finished the shortened season hitting .250/.322/.349 with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 45 games.

DeJong was the club’s starting shortstop for the subsequent seasons until he began struggling offensively during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

He lost his starting spot and was demoted to Triple-A in early May 2022 before being recalled that July of that same year (2022).

After starting the 2023 season on the injury list, DeJong made his season debut on April 23 against the Seattle Mariners, with 2 singles and a home run.

In August 2023, DeJong hit the headlines after he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Matt Svanson on Tuesday, August 1st.

Paul DeJong Date Of Birth

Paul DeJong was born on August 2, 1993, in Orlando, Florida, United States. He celebrated his 30th birthday today, Wednesday, 2nd August 2023.

Paul DeJong Height & Weight

Paul DeJong stands at a height of 1.83 m and weighs around 93 kg

Paul DeJong Education

Not much is known about the educational background of American professional baseball shortstop. However, per our checks, Paul DeJong attended Antioch Community High School in 2011.

He attended Illinois State University where he played college baseball for the Redbirds.

Paul DeJong Parents

Paul DeJong was born in Orlando, Florida, United States to his parents Keith (mother) and Andrea DeJong (father).

Though he’s famous, there’s no relevant information regarding his parents as their date of birth, age, and occupation are unknown at this time of writing.

Paul DeJong is not the only child of his parents. He has a younger brother, Matthew DeJong, and a younger sister, Emma DeJong.

As of August 2023, Paul, the newly signed Toronto Blue Jays shortstop is not married or engaged to anyone yet. He’s currently not even dating or seeing anyone

The 30-year-old baseball player is not yet a father. At this time of writing, Paul DeJong does not have biological or adopted children

Paul DeJong Net Worth

As of August 2023, Paul DeJong has an estimated net worth of about $12 million. He has earned such an amount from his career as a professional baseball player.

Paul DeJong Social Media

Paul DeJong owns a Twitter account with over 43,000 followers. However, the Toronto Blue Jays shortstop is not very active on this social media platform.

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