Denis Phipps (born July 22, 1985) is a Dominican

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds in 2012.

Career

Cincinnati Reds

He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2012. Phipps hit the first homer of his Major League career, a two-run shot against the

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' Ronald Belisario on September 23, 2012. He played in the

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six seasons with

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before joining

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for the 2013/14 season, after posting in 17 games an average of .220. He won the 2012 Caribbean Series with Leones del Escogido, playing as a reinforcement and on loan from Estrellas Orientales.

Chicago White Sox

Phipps started the 2014 season with the Triple-A

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, an affiliate of the

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. He was released by the White Sox on May 9, 2014.

Broncos de Reynosa

He then joined the

Broncos de Reynosa The Reynosa Broncos (''los Broncos de Reynosa'') were a Mexican team that played in the Adolfo Lopez Mateos stadium in the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The Broncos de Reynosa played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol and it was part of the Zona Nor ...

of the

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to play the second half of the 2014 Mexican season.

Laredo Lemurs

He then joined the

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from the

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accumulating a .335 with 15 home runs and 15 doubles but being unable to reach the championship series, losing to Wichita in the semifinal round. He played the 2015 season with Laredo Lemurs from the American Association ending with a .336 batting average after 17 home runs, 24 doubles, with 76 RBIs and a league tied leading 127 hits. He was selected to the league's post season all-star team. For the 2015/16 season of the

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he joined Gigantes de Rivas in October but he then signed with

Caribes de Anzoátegui The Caribes de Anzoátegui ( en, Anzoátegui Caribs) is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League based in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui. Franchise history In January 1987, a local businessmen group based in Puerto la Cruz, ...

from the

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in November 2015 after posting a .205 batting average in 11 games. He debuted on 21 November 2015 and contributed with his team until losing in the playoffs. He finished the season batting .316 with 6 home runs and 4 doubles.

Acereros de Monclova

He then joined the

Acereros de Monclova The Acereros de Monclova (English: Monclova Steelers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. Their home ballpark is Estadio de Béisbol Monclova, which has a capacity of 11,000 people. The Ace ...

for the 2016 season. Before being released on May 24, 2016, he played 44 games with 8 homers.

Laredo Lemurs (second stint)

He played his third season with the American Association team Laredo Lemurs, being chosen to play the 2016 American Association All-Star Game as Designate Hitter. Phipps played 92 games and with 24 home runs was league leader, also having 21 stolen bases, 62 RBI's and batted .280. He was the second player in the league who achieve having 20-plus home runs and 20-plus stolen bases. He returned to the Venezuelan league with Caribes de Anzoátegui for the 2016/17 season, winning the Producer of the Year award and was third in the Most Valuable Player voting, when he batted .327 with 11 home runs, 40 runs batted ins and 46 scored. He then was unsuccessful with Caribes in the playoffs besides his 3 home runs and 12 RBI's that made him being chosen best player and later played the league's finals with Cardenales de Lara, but lost to

Águilas del Zulia The Águilas del Zulia ( en, Zulia Eagles) is a Venezuelan professional baseball team based in Maracaibo which plays in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. History The team was founded in 1969 and debuted in the 1969–70 season. The fra ...

the championship. He was chosen to play the 2017 Caribbean Series with Zulia. On April 20, 2017, Phipps signed with the Laredo Lemurs of the

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for his fourth season, but he became a free agent on May 8, 2017, when the

folded, with Phipps

Texas AirHogs

On May 17, 2017, Phipps signed with the

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of the American Association, finishing the season after 86 games with 18 doubles and lead the team in batting average with .314, 10 home runs and 58 runs batted in. He later started the 2017/18 Venezuelan Season with Anzoátegui, but was released in early November 2017 after only batting .123 and returned to the Nicaraguan league with Gigantes de Rivas.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On January 16, 2018, Phipps was traded by the Texas AirHogs of the American Association to the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He officially signed with the team on May 14, 2018. He became a free agent following the 2018 season. Phipps helped the Gigantes de Rivas to reach the Nicaraguan league final series, but they lost to the Tigres de Chinandega 2–3. On April 15, 2019, Phipps re-signed with the

of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season. Phipps later returned to play for the

of the

for the 2019–20 season. On January 17, 2020, Phipps re-signed with the Skeeters. However, due to the

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, the ALPB season was canceled. He became a free agent in the offseason.

Tri-City ValleyCats

On February 24, 2021, Phipps signed with the

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of the

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. In 93 games, Phipps slashed .277/.354/.524 with 21 home runs and 62 RBIs. He became a free agent following the season.

Lexington Legends

On September 18, 2021, Phipps signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent after the 2021 season.

Tri-City ValleyCats (second stint)

On November 21, 2021, Phipps re-signed with the

of the

for the 2022 season. After a 33 HR, 91 RBI season, Phipps was awarded the Frontier League's Designated Hitter of the Year honors for 2022. It was announced on January 30, 2023, that Phipps would return to the ValleyCats for the 2023 season. However, on March 3, 2023, Phipps was traded to the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He apparently did not play professionally during the 2023 season. He became a free agent following the 2023 season.

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Career

Cincinnati Reds

Chicago White Sox

Broncos de Reynosa

Laredo Lemurs

Acereros de Monclova

Laredo Lemurs (second stint)

Texas AirHogs

Sugar Land Skeeters

Tri-City ValleyCats

Lexington Legends

Tri-City ValleyCats (second stint)

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