Blaze Jordan
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| Blaze Jordan | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| First baseman / Third baseman | |
| Born: December 19, 2002 Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Blaze Jordan (born December 19, 2002) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Jordan rose to prominence as a child when he went viral after hitting a 395-foot (120 m) home run at Globe Life Park in Arlington at age 11 and a 500-foot (150 m) home run at age 13.[1][2] In eighth grade, he committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University.[3] He attended DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi.[4][5]
In 2019, he hit .440 with ten home runs and 46 RBIs.[6] Following the season, he reclassified from the class of 2021 to the class of 2020.[5] That summer, he won the 2019 High School Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, hitting a total of 27 home runs over three rounds.[7][8][9] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.[10] In 2020, his senior year, he batted .422 with six doubles, five triples and four RBIs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he was named the Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.[11]