DeShields has four siblings. Her brother, Delino Jr., was the eighth pick in the MLB draft in 2010, and her sister, Diamond, currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and was the third ...

The 6-1 guard is also the daughter of former major league outfielder Delino DeShields, who played 13 seasons with five teams. “We are thrilled to welcome Diamond to the Connecticut Sun,” Sun ...

The sun may have set on the latest era of WNBA basketball in Connecticut, but the franchise hasn’t wasted any time rebuilding the roster. DeShields, a 29-year-old guard who played her college ...