Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves selected Dean in the 17th round of the 2018 MLB draft [2] and he signed for a $125,000 bonus. [3] He played in 60 professional games that season,split between rookie-level Danville Braves and Single-A Rome Braves,with a .284 batting average. [4]
Dean spent all of the 2019 season with Rome,playing in 109 games,batting .284 with nine home runs,46 runs batted In (RBI) and 47 stolen bases. [4] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
The Braves promoted Dean to the Double-A Mississippi Braves for the 2021 season,where he hit .237 in 99 games and stole 29 bases. [4] After the season,he played for two teams in the Mexican Pacific League. [4] In 2022,he began the season in Triple-A with the Gwinnett Stripers [6] but he hit just .204 in 19 games [4] and was demoted back to Mississippi on May 3. [7] He finished the season there,hitting .320 in 75 games and stealing 19 bases. [4] After another off-season in Mexico, [4] he was invited to major league spring training by the Braves in 2023. [8] He did not make the club and split the 2023 season between Mississippi and Gwinnett,playing in 117 games with a slash line of a .139 batting average,.339 on base percentage and .304 slugging percentage. [4] In 2024,he again split the season between the same two affiliates,slashing .247/.338/.321 while stealing 47 bases. [4] Dean elected free agency following the season on November 4,2024. [7]
