David Dellucci

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**David Dellucci**
Major League Baseball debut
Cleveland Indians — No. --
Left Fielder
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
June 3, 1997 for the Baltimore Orioles
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
AVG	.263
HR	86
RBI	328
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1997) Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2003) New York Yankees (2003) Texas Rangers (2004–2005) Philadelphia Phillies (2006) Cleveland Indians (2007-present)

David Michael Dellucci (born October 31, 1973 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball.

Dellucci graduated from Catholic High in Baton Rouge in 1991. He earned the team's Most Valuable Player honors in both baseball and football, and also earned All-State honors for baseball. Dellucci was voted "Man of the Year" in high school for his success as a student athlete and for being a role model for youth. During the winter of 2001, he was inducted into the Catholic HS Hall of Fame.

He played four seasons at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where he was an All-Southeastern Conference selection in both 1994 and 1995 and earned All-American status in 1995, setting 10 school records while leading the SEC in hitting. He was named Athlete of the Year at Ole Miss in 1995.

Dellucci was drafted in the 10th round by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1995 First-Year Player Draft. During his stint with the Orioles in 1997, Dellucci hit his first major league home run on June 25 in a road game against the Brewers. Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1998 MLB Expansion Draft, he played for Arizona from 1998 to 2003, including playing on the World Series-winning squad in 2001. During the 2003 season, Dellucci was traded to the New York Yankees, along with pitcher Bret Prinz and catcher John Sprowl, in exchange for outfielder Raúl Mondesí. He finished the 2003 season with New York, and in 2004, signed with the Texas Rangers as a free agent. In 2005, with Texas, he had 29 homers and 65 RBI. In 2006, Dellucci was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Robinson Tejeda and Minor League outfielder Jake Blalock.

The Cleveland Indians and Dellucci came to terms on a 3-year $11.5 million contract on November 27, 2006.[1] Dellucci officially became an Indian on December 6, 2006 after passing a team physical examination. Dellucci postponed the physical from November 27th after coming down with the flu.

After Hurricane Katrina, Dellucci, a Louisiana native, started the Catch 22 for Blue Foundation to raise money to help the victims of the hurricane.