Amateur career Dean was born in
Spring, Texas. In his senior year at
Klein Collins High School in Spring, Dean hit .379 with 10
doubles, 12
home runs, and 44
RBI, and was a second-team All American selection, while playing
third base.
Miami Marlins The
Miami Marlins selected Dean in the fourth round of the
2012 Major League Baseball draft out of high school. He signed for $367,200, forgoing his commitment to play
college baseball at the
University of Texas. The Marlins converted him from an
infielder to an
outfielder. Dean made his professional debut in 2012 with the rookie-level
Gulf Coast Marlins, batting .223/.337/.338 with two home runs and 15 RBI in 148
at bats over 47 games. In 2013, he played for the Low–A
Batavia Muckdogs and the Single–A
Greensboro Grasshoppers, batted a combined .262/.327/.416 with three home runs and 22 RBI in 233 at–bats over 63 total games. In 2014, he returned to Greensboro, slashing .308/.371/.444 with nine home runs and 58 RBI in 403 at–bats over 99 games. His 24.7%
line drive percentage was third-best in the league. In the
Arizona Fall League, playing for Mesa he batted .323/.364/.452 with one home run and seven RBI in 62 at–bats. Dean spent 2016 with the Double–A
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp where he compiled a .238/.307/.375 slash line with 11 home runs and 67 RBI in 480 at–bats over 130 games. He was a Southern mid-season All-Star and an MILB.com Organization All-Star in 2016. He broke his right hand in an outfield collision and missed almost three months of the season. In his first Major League season, Dean hit .221/.279/.363 with 16 runs scored, four home runs, and 14 RBI in 113 at–bats over 34 games in left field. In 2018 in the minors for Jacksonville and Triple–A New Orleans he batted .345/.410/.511 with 71 runs, 12 homes runs, and 68 RBI in 397 at–bats over 109 games. He appeared in only three games during the season, going one-for-four with three walks, while missing time due to injury. During the season he was put on the injured list with a right elbow strain. Through 2021, in the major leagues, he had played 83 games in
left field, 9 in
right field, and 6 at
first base. He was
designated for assignment on March 20, 2022, to create room for the newly signed
Matthew Boyd, and was later sent outright to the Triple–A
Sacramento River Cats on March 27. With the Sacramento, he slashed .268/.345/.467 in 392 at–bats, with 68 runs, 5 triples (10th in the
Pacific Coast League), 17 home runs, 55 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 12 attempts. He played 59 games in right field, 27 in left field, 16 at DH, 8 in center field, and 6 at first base. In 3 games for the Giants, he went 3–for–8 with a walk.
LG Twins On December 22, 2022, Dean signed with the
LG Twins of the
KBO League. Dean was named a KBO All-Star in 2023. In 139 games for the Twins, he batted .314/.376/.517 with 23 home runs, 95 RBI, and seven stolen bases. On November 16, 2023, Dean re–signed with the Twins on a one–year, $1.3 million contract. In 140 games for the Twins in 2024, he slashed .319/.384/.573 with 32 home runs, 132 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. On November 28, 2024, Dean re–signed with the team on a $1.7 million contract. He played in 116 games for the team in 2025, batting .313/.393/.595 with 31 home runs and 95 RBI. With the Twins, Dean won the
2025 Korean Series. On December 6, 2025, Dean re-signed with the Twins on a one-year contract. ==References==