{{short description|American baseball player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Dean Deetz |image = Dean Deetz (19048611374) (cropped).jpg |caption = Deetz with the Tri-City Valley Cats in 2015 |position = Pitcher |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|29}} |birth_place = Nixa, Missouri, U.S. |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = September 5 |debutyear = 2018 |debutteam = Houston Astros |finalleague = MLB |finaldate = September 26 |finalyear = 2018 |finalteam = Houston Astros |statleague = MLB |stat1label = Win–loss record |stat1value = 0–0 |stat2label = Earned run average |stat2value = 5.40 |stat3label = Strikeouts |stat3value = 3 |teams = *Houston Astros ({{mlby|2018}}) }} '''Dean Arthur Deetz''' (born November 29, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Deetz made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2018.
==Career== Deetz attended Nixa High School in Nixa, Missouri and played college baseball at the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
===Houston Astros=== Deetz was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round, with the 316th overall selection, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vernon |first=Mike |date=2014-06-07 |title=Astros grab Dean Deetz with 11th-round pick |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-grab-pitche-dean-deetz-with-11th-round-pick/c-78693690 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113120158/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/78693690/astros-grab-pitche-dean-deetz-with-11th-round-pick/ |archive-date=November 13, 2017 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=MLB.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Casson |first=Steve |date=June 17, 2014 |title=Houston Astros draft Nixa's Deetz |url=http://ccheadliner.com/sports/houston-astros-draft-nixa-s-deetz/article_6106f1c6-f636-11e3-a6e8-001a4bcf887a.html/ |access-date=July 3, 2017 |website=CCHeadliner.com}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
Deetz made his professional debut with the rookie–level Greeneville Astros where he pitched to an 8.88 ERA and 2–4 record in 13 games. He played 2015 with the Low–A Tri-City ValleyCats and Single–A Quad Cities River Bandits, posting a combined 9–3 record and 1.70 ERA in {{fraction|63|2|3}} innings pitched between the two clubs, and 2016 with the High–A Lancaster JetHawks and Double–A Corpus Christi Hooks, where he went a combined 8–5 with a 3.76 ERA between both teams. He started 2017 with Corpus Christi and was promoted to the Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies during the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rajan |first=Greg |date=May 25, 2017 |title=Astros minor league notes: Dean Deetz thrives in Corpus Christi |url=https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/texas-sports-nation/article/Astros-minor-league-notes-Dean-Deetz-thrives-in-11171594.php |access-date=July 3, 2017 |website=Laredo Morning Times}}</ref> After going 7–6 with a 4.25 ERA in 16 games between Corpus Christi and Fresno,<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean Deetz Stats, Highlights, Bio |url=https://www.milb.com/player/dean-deetz-657209#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL |access-date=December 9, 2017 |website=MiLB.com}}</ref> the Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/262240950/astros-protect-two-prospects-from-rule-5-draft/?topicId=27118380|title=Astros protect two prospects from Rule 5 Draft|website=MLB.com|access-date=2018-09-07|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040501/http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/262240950/astros-protect-two-prospects-from-rule-5-draft/?topicId=27118380|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Deetz made his MLB debut on September 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dailey |first=Pat |date=2018-09-06 |title=Nixa's Deetz makes big-league debut with Astros |url=https://ccheadliner.com/stories/nixas-deetz-makes-big-league-debut-with-astros,6068 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Christian County Headliner News}}</ref> He split the 2019 season between the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Astros, Corpus Christi, and Round Rock Express, going a combined 3–0 with a 6.63 ERA over 38 innings. On January 9, 2020, Deetz was designated for assignment, and outrighted to Triple–A on January 16.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byrne |first=Connor |date=2020-01-09 |title=Astros Designate Dean Deetz |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/astros-designate-dean-deetz.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> Deetz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Todd |first=Jeff |date=2020-06-30 |title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He became a free agent on November 2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hilburn-Trenkle |first=Chris |date=2020-11-02 |title=Full List of 2020-2021 MiLB Free Agents |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/full-list-of-2020-2021-milb-free-agents/ |access-date=September 21, 2024 |website=baseballamerica.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Kansas City Monarchs=== On May 17, 2021, Deetz signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2021 Transactions |url=https://aabaseball.com/transactions/2021-transactions/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=American Association of Professional Baseball}}</ref> Deetz was released on June 1 after recording an 18.00 ERA in 2 appearances.<ref name=":0" />
===Sioux Falls Canaries=== On May 11, 2022, Deetz signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Professional Baseball.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Transactions |url=https://aabaseball.com/transactions/2022-transactions/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=American Association of Professional Baseball}}</ref> In 2022, Deetz recorded a 0–0 record and 297.00 ERA in 2 appearances with the Canaries. On June 4, 2022, Deetz was released by the Canaries.
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