Jordan Westburg
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| Jordan Westburg | |
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 Westburg with the Orioles in 2025 | |
| Baltimore Orioles – No. 11 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: February 18, 1999 New Braunfels, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 26, 2023, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .264 |
| Home runs | 38 |
| Runs batted in | 127 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Jordan Cole Westburg (born February 18, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). While he was primarily a shortstop throughout college and the minor leagues, he has mainly played second and third base since his MLB debut in 2023.[1]
Westburg attended New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas, where he played baseball, basketball, and football.[2][3] He was a fellow baseball teammate and 2017 graduate with Bryce Miller. They grew up in the same neighborhood and were childhood friends.[4]
Westburg committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State University after his junior year.[5] As a senior in 2017, he batted .457 with four home runs and 22 RBIs, earning All-State honors.[6][7] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Mississippi State.
In 2018, Westburg's freshman year with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he appeared in 42 games (making 31 starts) in which he batted .248 with two home runs and thirty RBIs.[8][9] He missed over two weeks due to a hamstring injury.[10] As a sophomore in 2019, Westburg started 66 games, hitting .300 with six home runs and 61 RBIs.[11] He earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week in March, batting .476 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over five games.[12] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks alongside being named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[13][14][15][16] In 2020, his junior season, he batted .317 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over 16 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][18]