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Michael Blake Dean (born February 25, 1988) is a former professional baseball player. He played collegiately at Louisiana State University (LSU). He was one of LSU's leading hitters, and was named MVP of the 2008 SEC Baseball Tournament. He has also received many other freshman awards, such as 2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American; 2007 Freshman All-SEC; 2007 Louisiana Freshman of the Year; SEC Freshman of the Week (May 7, 2007 and April 16, 2007).〔"(Blake Dean receives All-American honors )", KALB-TV. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.〕〔"SPORTSLINE – Dean named to SEC All-Freshman Team", ''Northwest Florida Daily News'', May 23, 2007.〕 Blake Dean tried out as a pitcher, coming out of high school. He was on the verge of getting cut, because he lacked velocity. He was quickly converted to a first baseman, after his coach saw him hit batting practice. He started all four years at first base and was one of the best power hitters in LSU baseball history.〔lsusports.net〕 In 2008 while helping lead his team to the 2008 College World Series, Dean was named a Baseball America First-Team All-American.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BaseballAmerica.com: College: Awards: All-America Teams: 2008 First-Team College All-Americans )〕 In 2009 Dean was given another All-America selection as he was named to the pre-Season All-America team by Baseball America (2nd team) and Rivals.com (1st team).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baseball Players Named to Preseason All-America Teams )〕 In 2010 Dean was a candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blake Dean )〕 He was drafted in the tenth round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft in the summer of 2009 by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Minnesota Twins 2015 Draft Results )〕 He then was drafted in the eighth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. He spent two years in the Dodgers' farm system, one with the Ogden Raptors and one with the Great Lakes Loons, and became an assistant for the New Orleans Privateers baseball team after retiring from professional play. After two seasons as an assistant, Dean was named the interim head coach heading into the 2016 season. == Statistics == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blake Dean (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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