Dustin Joseph Delucchi (born 23 December 1977) is an American former professional baseball player who has played for Major League Baseball organizations Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and for the Italy national baseball team.
Early life
Dustin Joseph Delucchi was born on December 23, 1977, in San Francisco, California. Delucchi attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. He also played football and baseball alongside Tom Brady.[1] He graduated in 1996 and was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]
Delucchi played in the Pacific Coast League in Triple-A with the Tacoma Rainiers before being released by the Mariners in May 2005.[8] Delucchi caught on with the San Diego Padres later that year and played the remainder of the season in their farm system.[6]
He began the 2006 season with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent American Association. In July of that season, the Canaries resold his contract to the San Diego Padres.[10] He played the remainder of that season in the Padres system. It would be his last season of professional baseball.[6]