Richard De Jesus brings international experience and upside to UMES’s rotation
De Jesus is a freshman right-handed pitcher at Maryland Eastern Shore with a notable differentiator: he was selected to pitch for Puerto Rico at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, a strong signal of high-end arm talent and competitive pedigree. Perfect Game lists him as a 2025 RHP prospect with a national ranking and a Puerto Rico state ranking, suggesting he arrived with legitimate recruiting visibility rather than pure project status. For a college staff, that combo points to a young pitcher with upside, composure, and real developmental runway.
