Joseph DeSa (July 27, 1959 – December 20, 1986) was a

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first baseman. Drafted by the

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in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB amateur draft, DeSa made his Major League Baseball debut with the

on September 6, 1980, and appeared in his final game on October 3, 1985 for the

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. DeSa died in an automobile accident in the early morning hours of December 20, 1986 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. At the time of his death, he was playing in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League for the Ponce Lions.

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