Todd Devereaux moved from junior college up to the University of Arizona for 1988 and he promptly hit safely in his first 17 games, The Tucson Daily Star wrote.
Devereaux told The Daily Star after the streak's conclusion that he felt he could hit anything then, but he also never thought it would be like that.
"But I've always liked to hit," Devereaux told The Daily Star that March. "I figured that was the only thing to do. No one wants to go out and field the ball, do they? Just hit."
Devereaux went out the next year and hit in the pros. His pro career proved limited to two seasons. He topped out at high-A.
Devereaux' pro career began in 1989, taken by the Yankees in the 33rd round of the draft out of Arizona.
Devereaux went to Arizona out of Pima Community College in Arizona. He'd actually grown up in Kansas. He told The Tucson Citizen in February 1987 he made the choice for exposure.
"It's all worked out well for me," Devereaux told The Citizen after signing on with Arizona. "Better than I could have hoped for."
Devereaux' work in college then got him a shot with the Yankees. He started in 1989 at short-season Oneonta and at single-A Prince William. He got into 34 games on the year and hit .273.
He then returned for 1990 to high-A Fort Lauderdale. He got into 102 games on the year and hit .237. That season marked his last as a pro.
- Tucson Citizen, Feb. 16, 1987: Perfect fit for 'Pima Pipeline'
- Tucson Daily Star, March 3, 1988: Arizona's Devereaux 'was born with a bat in his hands'
Made the Majors:1,258-33.9%
Never Made Majors:2,453-66.1%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors:522
10+ Seasons in the Minors:309
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