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Prior to his MLB debut, he played college baseball for the Mercer Bears. For his 2016 performance at Mercer, Lewis was named an All-American, Baseball America's 2016 College Player of the Year, and won the 2016 Golden Spikes Award. He was selected in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Seattle Mariners.
The 2019 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2018 MLB Draft and for teams that lost ...
Fitzgerald was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [14] He signed for $497,500. [15] [16]In 2019, Fitzgerald spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Giants, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, and Augusta GreenJackets, batting .276/.359/.395 with one home run, six stolen bases in seven attempts, and 30 RBIs over 48 games. [17]
In 2019, Schunk won the John Olerud Award. [3] The Colorado Rockies drafted Schunk in the second round, with the 62nd overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [4] He made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks of the Low–A Northwest League. [3] Over 46 games, he slashed .306/.370/.503 with six home runs and 23 RBI.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Sabol in the seventh round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [17] He signed with the Pirates for a signing bonus of $247,500, and made his professional debut with the Low-A West Virginia Black Bears with whom he hit .245/.350/.351 in 208 at bats with two home runs and 22 RBIs over 57 games.
At the midseason, Arráez was voted as the starting second baseman for the National League in the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. [32] Arráez ended the season with an MLB-leading .354 average. He won the National League batting title, becoming the second player in the modern era to win a batting title in both leagues, following DJ ...
After going undrafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, Ford signed with the Yankees as an undrafted free agent. [8] [9] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Staten Island Yankees and spent the whole season there, batting .235/.346/.374 with three home runs and 17 RBI in 33 games. [10] Ford started 2014 with the Charleston ...
Xavier Nady is the most recent non-pitcher to go directly to MLB. Bob Horner is the only player to go directly to MLB and win a Rookie of the Year Award. Tim Conroy and Brian Milner are the most recent players to go straight from high school to MLB, having debuted on the same day in 1978. [2]