Red Sox select prep slugger Blaze Jordan No. 89 overall

With the 89th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Boston Red Sox selected Blaze Jordan, a third baseman out of DeSoto Central High School in Mississippi.

Jordan notably won High School Home Run Derby last July thanks to his incredible raw power.

Typically seen as a first baseman and projected to go sooner than the third round, the Red Sox announced Jordan as a third baseman.

Bio

Age: 17
Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 220 lbs
Bats/Throws: R/R
School: DeSoto Central HS
NCAA commit: Mississippi State

Tools

• Incredible strength with raw power
• Impressive bat speed
• Produces high exit velocities

Why you're going to love this guy

• Won first national home run derby at age 11
• Was hitting 500-foot bombs at age 13
• Recorded highest exit velocity (106.9 mph) at World Wood Bat Association World Championship

Things he'll need to overcome

• Average arm strength has him slated to be a first baseman
• Below-average runner who lacks quickness

2019 stats

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(Video source: Whistle)