Zach Daeges

Zach Daeges (born November 16, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, formerly in the Boston Red Sox organization. Daeges was drafted by Red Sox in the 6th round of the 2006 MLB draft. He last played with the Pawtucket Red Sox of the Triple-A International League in 2009, but missed most of 2009 and 2010 with a severe ankle injury. In 2006, while playing baseball for the Creighton University Bluejays, Daeges was named a second team All-American at third base. He attended Harlan Community High School in Harlan, Iowa before choosing to attend Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he studied accounting. As a senior in 2006, he was named a second team All American as a third baseman and first team All Missouri Valley Conference after hitting .350 in 180 at-bats with 13 home runs and 49 runs batted in.

Professional career Daeges was drafted with the 150th overall pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. In , he joined the Lowell Spinners, the Low-A affiliate of the Red Sox in the New York – Penn League (NYPL). With the Spinners, he drove in 32 runs while hitting .288 with 57 hits in 55 games, for which he was named a NYPL all-star. The following year with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, Daeges hit .308 with six home runs, 63 runs batted in and 121 hits in 108 games. He was also the Sea Dogs player of the year and an Eastern League all-star. Following the season, Daeges had surgery to remove the Os Trigonum bone; it was discovered that he is one of the rare people with an extra bone in his ankle. However, Daeges missed all of the 2010 season due to injury as well. After playing two games and going 0-for-6 with the Lowell Spinners in , Daeges was released by the Red Sox organization on August 6, 2011.