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David P. Pepe Jr. (born October 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder and second baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He played college baseball at Pace University.

Career:

In High School, Pepe was All-State Third Team Group 2 performer as a senior at James Caldwell High School. He also earned All-Conference Super Essex First Team and All-County First Team in his senior season as well. Pepe played college baseball at Pace University for two years after transferring from Wagner College after his freshman and sophomore year. In his final year at Pace, he led the setters in Hits (40) and Stolen Bases (8).

Pepe was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 31st round of the 2014 Major League First-Year Player Draft. He made his professional debut that season for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. In 27 games, he hit .304/.430/.362 with 14 walks and only 6 strikeouts and 11 Runs Batted In (RBI). The following season in 2015, Pepe was promoted to the Appalachian league and played for the Bluefield Blue Jays. In 23 games, he hit .222/.321/.244.

References:

http://pacesettersathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7&path=baseball http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=pepe--000dav http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=657713#/career/R/hitting/2015/ALL