Donnie Dewees


Donald William Dewees Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He played college baseball for the North Florida Ospreys of the University of North Florida.

Amateur career

Dewees attended Crystal River High School in Crystal River, Florida, and enrolled at the University of North Florida to play college baseball for the North Florida Ospreys. He had a.347 batting average as a freshman, and was named a Freshman All-American. He batted.319 as a sophomore. He played collegiate summer baseball in the Northwoods League after his freshman year. In the summer after his 2014 sophomore year, he played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. In 2015, Dewees was named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year.

Professional career

Expected to be an early selection in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, the Chicago Cubs selected Dewees in the second round, with the 47th overall selection, of the draft. He signed with the Cubs, receiving a $1.7 million signing bonus, and made his professional debut for the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League. He spent all of 2015 with Eugene, batting.266 with five home runs and 30 RBIs in 66 games. Dewees opened the 2016 season with the South Bend Cubs of the Class A Midwest League, and was later promoted to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. In 129 games between both teams he compiled a.284 batting average, five home runs and 73 RBIs, along with 31 stolen bases.
On February 8, 2017, the Cubs traded Dewees to the Kansas City Royals for pitcher Alec Mills. Dewees spent the 2017 season with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League where he posted a.272 batting average with nine home runs, 52 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases in 126 games. In 2018, Dewees played for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
Prior to the 2019 season, the Royals traded Dewees back to the Cubs for Stephen Ridings. The Cubs assigned Dewees to the Iowa Cubs of the PCL. On July 24th, 2019 he recorded a save against the San Antonio Missions in his first pitching appearance.