Bobby Dalbec

Robert Vernon Dalbec (born June 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization. He played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona.

Bobby Dalbec
Boston Red Sox – No. 29
Third baseman
Born: (1995-06-29) June 29, 1995
Seattle, Washington
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Amateur career

Dalbec attended Legend High School in Parker, Colorado, where he played for the school's baseball team as a shortstop and a pitcher.[1] He was not selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft due to his strong commitment to attend the University of Arizona.[2]

Dalbec enrolled at Arizona to play college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats as a third baseman, first baseman, and relief pitcher.[2] In his freshman year, he participated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's home run derby.[3] After his freshman season in 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL),[4] and participated in the league's All Star Home Run Hitting contest.[5] As a sophomore, Dalbec hit .319/.410/.601 with 15 home runs in 213 at bats.[6] Following his sophomore season in 2015, he returned to the Orleans Firebirds, batted .284 with 14 home runs in 33 games,[7] and was named to the CCBL 2015 All-League team.[8] He struggled in his junior year, but began to improve his play later in the season, as the Wildcats made the 2016 College World Series.[9][10][11]

Professional career

The Boston Red Sox selected Dalbec in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[12] He signed with the Red Sox, receiving a $650,000 signing bonus,[13] and made his professional debut with the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners, where he spent the whole season, batting .386/.427/.674 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs in 34 games.

In 2017, he spent with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League,[14] batting .246/.345/.437 with 13 home runs and 39 RBIs in 78 games as well as batting .259 in seven rehab games with the GCL Red Sox after returning from a wrist injury.[15]

In 2018, he started season with the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[16][17] In 100 games with Salem, he batted .256/.372/.573 while leading the league with 26 home runs and 85 RBIs in 344 at bats.[18] Dalbec was promoted to the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League on August 3.[19][20] In September, Dalbec was named both Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the 2018 Minor League Awards announced by the Red Sox.[21] He won the Carolina League Most Valuable Player Award.[21] After the regular season, he played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[22]

In 2019, he began the season with Portland,[23] and was promoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox of the Triple-A International League in early August.[24] Overall during 2019, he batted .239/.356/.460 with 27 home runs and 73 RBIs in 135 games.[15]

The Red Sox added Dalbec to their 40-man roster after the 2019 season.[25] He was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on March 8, 2020.[26]

International career

On October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[27] He was named the best first baseman in the tournament.[28]

References
  1. "Legend shortstop Bobby Dalbec commits to Arizona baseball". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. Berk, Daniel. "UA baseball: Frosh star Dalbec can play corners, pitch, hit". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. Rosenblatt, Zack. "Bobby Dalbec on unlikely College World Series spot for Arizona Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  4. "Bobby Dalbec - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. "Mariners' Annunziata wins Home Run Hitting Contest". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. "Bobby Dalbec College, Amateur, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  7. "Bobby Dalbec - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. "2015 CCBL Award Winners". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  9. Lev, Michael. "Bobby Dalbec continues his late-season surge for Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. Lev, Michael. "Arizona's Bobby Dalbec makes powerful statement — from the mound". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  11. "It's not about Dalbec's bat for Wildcats; it's about his arm". Associated Press. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  12. "Red Sox Draft 2016: Boston selects 3B Bobby Dalbec in fourth round (video)". The Republican. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  13. "UA star Bobby Dalbec, Red Sox agree to $650K signing bonus". Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  14. Gold, Jon (April 28, 2017). "Former Wildcat Bobby Dalbec knows patience, talent needed to get to The Show | Wildcats". tucson.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  15. "Bobby Dalbec Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  16. "Salem Red Sox report: Bobby Dalbec looking more like complete hitter | Salem Red Sox". roanoke.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  17. "Boston Red Sox prospect Bobby Dalbec's 'tremendous power' leading to 400-foot homers with big league exit velocities". masslive.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  18. "2018 Carolina League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  19. Thomas, Kevin (August 3, 2018). "Red Sox power prospect Bobby Dalbec in Portland - Portland Press Herald". Pressherald.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  20. "Why Bobby Dalbec is a potentially significant prospect for the Red Sox". Bostonglobe.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  21. "Minor Notes: Instructs set to begin, award season wraps up". SoxProspects.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  22. "Dalbec breaks out big bat for Mesa". MiLB.com. October 19, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  23. Smith, Christopher (April 2, 2019). "Durbin Feltman, Boston Red Sox hard-throwing prospect, to start 2019 at Double-A Portland with Bobby Dalbec, Tanner Houck, Darwinzon Hernandez". masslive.com.
  24. @alexspeier (August 3, 2019). "Bobby Dalbec has been promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  25. Hewitt, Steve (November 20, 2019). "Bobby Dalbec, C.J. Chatham among five Red Sox added to 40-man roster". Boston Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  26. @RedSox (March 8, 2020). "5 players were optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket" (Tweet). Retrieved March 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
  27. "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

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