DJ LeMahieu

D.J. LeMahieu
LeMahieu while at LSU
Chicago Cubs — No. 33
Second baseman
Born: July 13, 1988 (1988-07-13) (age 23) Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 2011 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through 2011 Season)
Batting average	.250
Home Runs	0
RBIs	4
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2011–present)

David John LeMahieu (born July 13, 1988, Visalia, California) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. He was the second round draft of the Cubs in the 2009 MLB draft.

LeMahieu attended Brother Rice High School (Michigan) and Louisiana State University. As a member of the LSU baseball program, LeMahieu participated in the 2008 and 2009 College World Series. LeMahieu was named a pre-season All American by Collegiate Baseball prior to the 2009 season. He was also named the No. 6 prospect in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2008 by Baseball America magazine. In 2009, he led the LSU Tigers to the NCAA National Championship and was named to the 2009 College World Series All-Tournament Team.

He was the second selection for the Chicago Cubs in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, and the 79th player overall taken during the draft.^[1] He played for the Cubs affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs, in 2009 for a brief stint after the Draft. In 38 games, he hit .316 with 30 RBI. ^[2]

He spent the 2010 season with Chicago's High-level A affiliate, the Daytona Cubs, batting .314 with 73 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 135 games. ^[3]

High school career

LeMahieu played shortstop/pitcher for the Brother Rice High School (Michigan) Warriors. In his senior year, as a lead-off hitter he hit .574 with eight home runs, 16 doubles, seven triples, 70 runs, 32 RBI and 39 stolen bases. In 92 at-bats as a senior, LeMahieu struck out twice. His career average in high school was .459 with 201 hits. As a junior, he was an Aflac All-American. He was also a two time Gatorade player of the year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan. After his senior year at Rice, he was selected by the Tigers in the 2007 MLB draft in the 41st round.

College career

LeMahieu helped lead LSU to the 2009 National Championship. LeMahieu was selected to the 2009 College World Series All-Tournament team. He hit .444 in the series leading all players in the series with 12 hits. LeMahieu's biggest hit was a 2 run double with two outs in the 9th inning of the first game in the championship series against Texas. LeMahieu then walked in the 11th and scored the go-ahead run.

As a freshman at LSU, he started in 67 of 68 games. For the 2008 season, he hit .337 overall, and helped LSU reach the NCAA post-season play for the first time since 2005. In the post-season, he was selected to the All-Tournament team for the Baton Rouge regional after hitting .300 and scoring 7 runs during the regional.

During his sophomore campaign, LeMahieu started 72 of the 73 games LSU played. He led the team in batting average .350 and hits with 96. He had a 25-game hitting streak spanning the last 16 games of 2008 and the first 9 games of 2009.

Professional career

Chicago Cubs

On May 30, 2011, LeMahieu was called up to the majors when Jeff Baker was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain.^[4] That day, LeMahieu made his major league debut pinch-hitting for the pitcher John Grabow, grounding into a double play. He did not stay in the game, a 12-7 loss to the Houston Astros.

See also

• 2008 LSU Tigers baseball team
• 2009 LSU Tigers baseball team

References

1. ^ Mitchell, LeMahieu Taken in First Rounds of MLB Draft
2. ^ D.J. LeMahieu Minor League Statistics
3. ^ D.J. LeMahieu Minor League Statistics
4. ^ Loxas, Tom (2011-05-30). "Cubs to promote infielder DJ LeMahieu from Double-A". Cubs Insider. http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chi-ball/2011/05/cubs-call-up-dj-lemahieu-from-double-a-will-he-play.html. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Bio @ LSUsports.net

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Name	LeMahieu, D. J.
Alternative names	LeMahieu, DJ
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Date of birth	July 13, 1988
Place of birth	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Date of death
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