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Zach Dezenzo
Dezenzo at Ohio State in 2022
Houston Astros – No. 9
Infielder
Born: (2000-05-11) May 11, 2000 (age 25)
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 6, 2024, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through May 28, 2025)
Batting average.245
Home runs4
Runs batted in18
Teams

Zachary Jordan Dezenzo[1] (born May 11, 2000) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Career

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Amateur career

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Dezenzo attended Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, and Ohio State University (OSU), where he played college baseball for the OSU Buckeyes.[2][3] He additionally played collegiate summer baseball for the Frederick Keys and Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League.[4]

Houston Astros

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The Houston Astros selected Dezenzo in the 12th round, with the 373rd overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[5] He made his professional debut with the Single–A Fayetteville Woodpeckers and started 2023 with the High–A Asheville Tourists.

Dezenzo began the 2024 season with the Double–A Corpus Christi Hooks, where he hit .222 with two home runs and seven RBIs over 22 games.[6] He was promoted to the Triple–A Sugar Land Space Cowboys, and hit .391 with four home runs and 13 RBIs across 11 games. On August 6, 2024, Dezenzo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time; the promotion also made Dezenzo the first MLB Draft League alumnus to reach the majors.[7][4] Between the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Dezenzo played winter league baseball for the Senadores de San Juan of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) in Puerto Rico.[8]

Dezenzo was selected to the Astros' 2025 Opening Day roster.[9] On May 28, 2025, Dezenzo hit a game-tying, seventh-inning home run versus the Athletics that Houston eventually won, 5–3.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Autumn Commencement" (PDF). Ohio State University. December 19, 2021. p. 30. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Weir, Josh (July 14, 2022). "Power move: Ohio State slugger and Marlington alum Zach Dezenzo readies for MLB Draft". Canton Repository. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Keating, Mike (July 6, 2022). "Zach Dezenzo playing in MLB Draft League, eyeing shot to play professional level". The Alliance Review. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Major League Baseball releases 2025 Draft Calendar" (Press release). Major League Baseball. December 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Gay, Colin (July 19, 2022). "Houston Astros take Ohio State baseball's Zach Dezenzo in 2022 MLB draft". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Corpus Christi Hooks statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  7. ^ McDonald, Darragh (August 6, 2024). "Astros select Zach Dezenzo". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  8. ^ Trezza, Joe (November 25, 2024). "Here are 8 prospects standing out in winter ball". Minor League Baseball.
  9. ^ McTaggart, Brian (April 26, 2025). "Patience paying off for versatile Dezenzo". MLB.com. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  10. ^ Kawahara, Matt (May 28, 2025). "Víctor Caratini comes through with decisive hit as Houston Astros finish two-game sweep of Athletics". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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