Daniel William Descalso (born October 19, 1986) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft from the University of California, Davis, and he made his MLB debut for the Cardinals in 2010. He later played for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.\n', '

Italian-American Descalso was born in Redwood City, California, on October 19, 1986, to Marylou and George Descalso. He is the oldest of six children. He played baseball in San Carlos Little League and went to Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He pitched as the team\'s number 1 starter for three straight seasons, and played 2nd base. He made the All-Central Coast Section squads twice, including first team as a senior, second team as a junior. He made the West Catholic Athletic League first teams in each of last two seasons, including WCAL MVP distinction in 2004. He also played football, winning first-team All-WCAL, second-team All-CCS and honorable mention All-Metro as a senior. He scored three touchdowns against their crosstown rivals during 2003 Homecoming game. He graduated in 2004.\n', '

Descalso went on to UC Davis, where he played third base and majored in economics. In 2007, Descalso was named to the NCAA All-Independent First Team. He put up some of the best stats ever at UC Davis, with a .397 lifetime batting average and 92 career hits. His 22 doubles rank second all-time in school history. Following his junior year, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round (112th overall) of the 2007 amateur entry draft. He was selected in the highest draft position ever for an Aggie player.\n', '

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