Desi Relaford

Desmond Lamont "Desi" Relaford (born September 16, 1973) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current manager of the Danville Otterbots. He played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies.

Desi Relaford
Relaford with the Kansas City Royals in 2004
Infielder
Born: (1973-09-16) September 16, 1973
Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 1, 1996, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 28, 2007, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.243
Home runs40
Runs batted in308
Teams

Career

Known more for his defense than his bat, his versatility was his trademark. Over the course of an 11-year major league career, he played every position in the field except first base and catcher;[1] he pitched in one game for the New York Mets in which he recorded a perfect inning with a strikeout and threw over 90 mph.

Relaford was traded twice during the 2001-2002 offseason, once with Tsuyoshi Shinjo to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes and again to the Seattle Mariners for David Bell.[2]

Relaford signed a minor league deal with the Rangers on February 14, 2007. He competed with Jerry Hairston Jr., Drew Meyer, and Joaquin Arias for a spot as utility infielder during spring training,[3] but wound up starting the season in the minors. In early July, Relaford was called up to the Rangers after regular second baseman Ian Kinsler was placed on the disabled list after suffering a stress fracture.[4] Relaford was released after the season, and never played professionally after that.

On March 23, 2021, Relaford was named the manager for the Danville Otterbots of the new Appalachian League.[5]

Life beyond baseball

Relaford currently has a home in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife, Cassandra Sapphire Daley, whom he married in 2002. They have two children.[6] Relaford is the founder of 6 Hole Records, a hip-hop record label based in Jacksonville.[7]

Relaford is a graduate of Sandalwood High School.

Notes
  1. "Desi Relaford Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "M's trade David Bell for Giants' Relaford". www.community.seattletimes.nwsource.com. The Seattle Times. January 25, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. "Rangers sign Relaford to Minors deal | texasrangers.com: News". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  4. "Injured Kinsler out 2-6 weeks | texasrangers.com: News". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  5. Crews, Daniel (2021-03-23). "Desi Relaford named team manager for the Danville Otterbots". WSET. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  6. "Sandalwood High School". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  7. "6 Hole Records | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.

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