Wande Olabisi
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| Wande Olabisi | |
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 Olabisi playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2011 | |
| San Diego Padres | |
| Outfielder | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Babawande Onaolapo Olabisi ⓘis a former professional baseball player in the San Diego Padres organization. He played college baseball at Stanford University.[1] Olabisi is the first Nigerian-born player to be selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft and the first to play affiliated baseball.[2]
Olabisi was born in Lagos, Nigeria to Olagoke Olabisi and Juliet Olabisi. At the age of 5, the Olabisi Family moved to the ARAMCO Compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.[3] in 2000, Olabisi represented the country in the Little League World Series[4] where he was selected for the All-Star game and Home Run Derby.[5] Olabisi attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin, Texas) where he was a four-sport athlete (baseball, football, soccer, and track).[6] After high school, Olabisi attended Stanford University where he was called "probably the greatest athlete I've ever had" by head coach, Mark Marquess.[7] Olabisi graduated with an undergraduate degree in Biomechanical Engineering and a graduate degree in Management Science and Engineering.[8]