Former High School Stars in Professional Baseball

TJ Brock (RHP) from Ohio State and Cincinnati Country Day/IMG Academy went in the 6th Round, Pick #188 by the Toronto Blue Jays
Mack Anglin (RHP) from Clemson and Sparta Highland HS was picked in the 7th Round, Pick #205 by the Kansas City Royals
AJ Blubaugh (RHP) from Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Clear Fork HS was selected in Round 7, Pick #223 by the Houston Astros
Matt Brosky (RHP) from YSU and Strongsville HS was drafted in Round 8, Pick # 229 by the Texas Rangers
 
At the All Star Break here's how some of Ohio's finest are performing:

Kyle Schwarber is 2nd in MLB in home runs with 29, trailing only Aaron Judge with 33.
Andrew Benintendi is 5th in MLB in batting average hitting .317.
Schwarber is also 15th in RBI with 58.
Eric Lauer is 37th in MLB in ERA at 3.64.
 
pcbuck said:
At the All Star Break here's how some of Ohio's finest are performing:

Kyle Schwarber is 2nd in MLB in home runs with 29, trailing only Aaron Judge with 33.
Andrew Benintendi is 5th in MLB in batting average hitting .317.
Schwarber is also 15th in RBI with 58.
Eric Lauer is 37th in MLB in ERA at 3.64.
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I always forget that Benintendi is from Cincinnati.
 
Andrew Benintendi (Madeira HS) gets traded today from the Royals to the Yankees for 3 minor league pitchers.
 
Anybody know the scoop on Evan White? I know he had hip surgery then hernia surgery, and was rehabbing in minors and I haven’t heard anything since. He’s a good kid. I worked several of his high school games and was always respectful
 
To update the MLB leaders from Ohio:
Kyle Schwarber (Middletown, Phillies) is 2nd in MLB with 34 HR, trailing only Aaron Judge
He's also 22nd in RBI with 71

Andrew Benintendi (Maderia, Yankees) is 9th in MLB hitting .305.

Chris Bassitt (Genoa, Akron U, Mets) is 27th in ERA at 3.26

Eric Lauer (Midview, Brewers) is 32nd in ERA at 3.44
He's also 28th in wins with 9
 
With under a week left in the Minor League season, Dominic Canzone (Walsh Jesuit/Ohio State) has had a very nice season.
Dom is currently hitting .301 with 18 HR and 78 RBI. He has spent time in both AA and AAA but 76 of his 94 games have been in AAA Reno.
 
Adam Wolf (Milan Edison/Louisville) had a good year at AA Erie 5-4 with 4 saves and a 2.72 ERA, 92 K's in 89 Innings. May have gotten a late call up to Toledo had Erie not made it to their league championship series
 
Dominic Canzone (Walsh Jesuit/Ohio State) finished the year at AAA Reno (Diamondbacks). Overall, he hit .299 with 22 HR and 89 RBI.
He also hit .375 with 1 HR and 1 RBI in the playoffs as the Reno Aces won the Pacific Coast League Championship over El Paso.
 
Any spring training news for guys from the state of Ohio?

Walsh Jesuit's Ryan Feltner P (Ohio State/Colorado Rockies) is projected to be in the starting rotation again for the Rockies.
Also Warrior grad Dominic Canzone OF (Ohio State/Arizona Diamondbacks) is the #22 ranked prospect in the Diamondbacks organization and is expected to start in AAA Reno this season.
 
pcbuck said:
Any spring training news for guys from the state of Ohio?

Walsh Jesuit's Ryan Feltner P (Ohio State/Colorado Rockies) is projected to be in the starting rotation again for the Rockies.
Also Warrior grad Dominic Canzone OF (Ohio State/Arizona Diamondbacks) is the #22 ranked prospect in the Diamondbacks organization and is expected to start in AAA Reno this season.
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Luke Raley (Medina Highland/Lake Erie College) is have an outstanding Spring Training for the Rays. So far, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 0.316 BA, 1.158 OPS. Versatile player that plays corner outfield and 1st base. Real good chance at making opening day roster.
 
pcbuck said:
The highest Ohioan that I know that was drafted in the 2021 MLB draft was Seth Lonsway from Celina HS and Ohio State
Seth was drafted in the 6th Round by the San Francisco Giants
So far this year in A ball in long relief, he has a 3-0 record with 4.15 ERA and 23 K in 17.1 innings.
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Sean Murphy was drafted in the 3rd round by the Oakland Athletics in 2016. He was born in New York, so he is not an Ohioan, but he did go to high school here (Centerville) and played college ball at Wright State. He just signed a $73M contract with the Braves after a 3.5 WAR season with Oakland.

He played 2 seasons of varsity baseball at Centerville, hitting .373 as a Junior in 2012 and hitting .541 as a senior in 2013.
 
reggieDunlop said:
Sean Murphy was drafted in the 3rd round by the Oakland Athletics in 2016. He was born in New York, so he is not an Ohioan, but he did go to high school here (Centerville) and played college ball at Wright State. He just signed a $73M contract with the Braves after a 3.5 WAR season with Oakland.

He played 2 seasons of varsity baseball at Centerville, hitting .373 as a Junior in 2012 and hitting .541 as a senior in 2013.
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Great news about Sean. I’ve always rooted for him since his minor league days.
 
NothingButTheTruth said:
Luke Raley (Medina Highland/Lake Erie College) is have an outstanding Spring Training for the Rays. So far, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 0.316 BA, 1.158 OPS. Versatile player that plays corner outfield and 1st base. Real good chance at making opening day roster.
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Update: Luke Raley made the opening day roster for the Rays.

Nice to see a guy that played D2 college ball make good. Goes back to that old saying...if you have the talent, they will find you.
 
Last week ESPN came out with their top 100 players in Major League Baseball. 2 players who played high school ball in Ohio were on the list.

#66 Sean Murphy Atlanta Braves- Centerville High School and Wright State University

#81 Kyle Schwarber Philadelphia Phillies- Middletown High School and Indiana University
 
Here's the Ohio HS baseball stars who have had a nice start to the 2023 MLB season:

Sean Murphy (Braves and Centerville HS) is 11th in MLB in HR with 6. He is also 26th in MLB in RBI with 16 and 16th in WAR at 1.2
Kyle Schwarber (Phillies and Middletown HS) is 22nd in MLB in HR with 5
Andrew Benintendi (White Sox and Madeira HS) is 30th in MLB in batting average at 0.295

Eric Lauer (Brewers and Midview HS) is 8th in MLB in wins with 3
Chris Bassitt (Blue Jays and Genoa HS) is 8th in MLB in wins with 3
Ryan Feltner (Rockies and Walsh Jesuit HS) is 29th in MLB in wins with 2. He is also 39 in MLB in strikeouts with 27.
 
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher, Ryan Feltner (Ohio State and Walsh Jesuit), had a day to remember on Tuesday.
He was the starting pitcher against his childhood favorite team, the Cleveland Guardians.
Ryan picked up the win, giving up only 1 unearned run over 6 innings in the Rockies 5-1 win.
 
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