Mark Stephen DeJohn is a former professional baseball infielder, coach and manager. A switch hitter who threw right-handed, DeJohn stood 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 170 pounds. A former shortstop, DeJohn was chosen by the New York Mets in the 23rd round of the 1971 amateur draft after his graduation from Woodrow Wilson High School in Middletown. He spent seven years in the Mets farm system, including three with the Triple-A Tidewater Tides, before becoming a free agent before the 1978 season. He eventually signed with the Detroit Tigers, who gave him his only Major League trial at the outset of the 1982 campaign. DeJohn appeared in 24 games, eight of them as starting shortstop. He connected four hits in 21 at bats for a .190 average, including two doubles, one run, one RBI and one stolen base. DeJohn began his coaching career in the Detroit minor league system and made his managerial debut in 1985 as one of four managers employed by Detroit's Double-A Birmingham Barons affiliate. The following season, DeJohn joined the St. Louis Cardinals organization as a full-time minor league skipper. 

September 18th, 1953 in Middletown (Age 71)