Deivy Grullón
Grullón with the Lakewood BlueClaws in 2016
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1996-02-17) February 17, 1996 (age 28) Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 2019, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.167
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2019) Boston Red Sox (2020)

Deivy Wilrin Grullón (pronounced "DAY-vee gru-YOHN"; born February 17, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 240 pounds (110 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.

Grullón was born in Bonao, Dominican Republic.^[1][2] He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for $575,000 as an international free agent, on July 2, 2012.^[1][3]

In 2013, Grullón made his professional debut as a 17-year-old with the Gulf Coast Phillies in the rookie–level Gulf Coast League, batting .273/.333/.364, with 1 home run (HR) and 14 runs batted in (RBI), in 121 at bats (AB).^[2][4] In 2014, he played for the Williamsport Crosscutters in the Low–A New York-Penn League, the Lakewood BlueClaws in the Single–A South Atlantic League, and the Clearwater Threshers in the High–A Florida State League, batting .227/.267/.297, with 1 HR and 26 RBI, in 273 AB, for the three teams combined.^[5]

Grullón played in Lakewood in 2015 (batting .221/.273/.335) and 2016 (batting .256./.320/.375).^[2] He played in 2017 with Clearwater and with the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Eastern League, batting a combined .249/.283/.398, with 12 HR and 37 RBI, in 354 AB.^[2] Grullón was named a mid-season 2017 Florida State League All Star.^[2]

Grullón played 2018 with Reading, batting .273/.310/.515, with 21 HR (tied for 4th in the league) and 59 RBI, in 326 AB.^[2][6] He was named a 2018 Eastern League mid-season and post-season All Star, and a 2018 MiLB Phillies Organization All Star.^[2] Grullón also won the 2018 Eastern League Home Run Derby.^[7]

Grullón started 2019 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Triple-A International League, batting .283/.354/.496, with 21 home runs (5th in the league) and 77 RBIs (tied for 4th), as well as 133 strikeouts (4th), in 407 at bats.^[8][9] He was named a 2019 International League All Star.^[2] Baseball America ranked Grullón the team's 12th-best prospect, and MLB Pipeline ranked him the Phillies 19th-best prospect while grading his arm as a 65 out of 80.^[4] He is known for having a very strong arm.^[10]

On September 1, 2019, the Phillies selected Grullón's contract, promoting him to the big leagues.^[11][12] He made his MLB debut on September 22 versus the Cleveland Indians as a pinch hitter for Jay Bruce and remained in the game as the designated hitter.^[13] Grullón's 2019 Phillies stat line included one hit (a double) in nine at bats.^[14] In 2020, Grullón did not make an appearance with the Phillies and was designated for assignment on August 31.^[15]

On September 3, 2020, Grullón was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.^[16] He was added to Boston's active roster on September 8,^[17] and made his first appearance with the Red Sox that day, registering a hit and an RBI against the Phillies.^[18] It was Grullón's only appearance with the 2020 Red Sox,^[14] as he was optioned back to the team's alternate training site the next day.^[17]

On December 23, 2020, Grullón was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.^[19] On April 3, 2021, Grullón was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Beau Taylor.^[20][21]

On April 6, 2021, Grullón was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays.^[22] He was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. On April 24, Grullón was designated for assignment by the Rays.^[23]

On April 28, 2021, Grullón was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets.^[24] He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, and hit .146/.167/.341 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI in 11 games. On May 18, Grullón was designated for assignment by the Mets following the promotion of Wilfredo Tovar, without having appeared for the team.^[25]

On May 22, 2021, Grullón was again claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays and was assigned to Triple-A Durham.^[26][27] On June 11, Grullón was again designated for assignment by Tampa Bay after the team acquired Matt Wisler.^[28] He had not made an appearance with the Rays at the time of his designation. He was outrighted to Durham on June 13.^[29] In 21 games with the Bulls, Grullón batted .226/.347/.532 with 6 home runs and 12 RBI.

On July 15, 2021, Grullón was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for cash considerations.^[30] Grullón made 11 appearances for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, hitting .200 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI's. On August 31, Grullón was released by the White Sox.^[31]

On March 16, 2022, Grullón signed a minor-league contract with the Boston Red Sox.^[32][33] In 20 games for the Triple–A Worcester Red Sox, he batted .250/.318/.500 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI. Grullón elected free agency following the season on November 10.^[34]

On January 2, 2024, Grullón signed with the Lake Country DockHounds of the American Association of Professional Baseball.^[35] In 69 games for Lake Country, he slashed .295/.350/.440 with six home runs and 43 RBI. Grullón was released by the DockHounds on August 30.^[36]

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